Iran hesitates to clamp down on defiance of headscarf rules as war and economic pressures mount

Women sit at outdoor cafes without headscarves and wearing crop tops. Men in shorts and women in leggings exercise together in parks. At sidewalk concerts, women stop to dance and literally let their hair down. The scenes from the Iranian capital of Tehran , shared in social media videos, point to how dramatically enforcement of social restrictions has eased in the Islamic Republic in recent years. That’s in part because of the mass protests that erupted after the Sept.

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