The Iran unofficial FARS news agency said Tuesday that Deputy culture Minister Javad Shamaqdari had written to the festival President Gilles Jacob, saying that Cannes has smirched its history and has made its claims to defend freedom of expression "meaningless slogan."
The Iranian regime has jailed several filmmakers or prohibits them from making films to support the reform movement of the country.
Cannes von Trier "persona non grata" said last week after he told journalists that while Hitler "done some bad things", he could "empathize with him a little bit."
Later, he apologized and said that it was a joke wrong tour.
In response to the Iranian letter, von Trier said Tuesday that his remarks were "stupid, ambiguous and unnecessarily hurtful."
Von Trier was not allowed to attend the ceremony of the Cannes Sunday, where Kirsten Dunst was named best actress for her role in his film "Melancholy."
Cannes Film Festival this year, the included films by two Iranian directors Jafar Panahi and Mohammad Rasoulof, who were imprisoned by the Islamic regime of the country.
Both were sentenced to six years in prison and banned film 20 years on charges "make propaganda" against the decision system.
Of the Rasoulof "be Omid e Didar" ("Goodbye") won a prize at the Cannes Film Festival, but the Director was not allowed to travel in France to accept it.
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