Masoud Pezeshkian and his supporters say measures will be tough to enforce as hardline parliament pushes for approval
Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian is under mounting pressure from his supporters to halt a new law that will toughen measures against women who defy orders to wear the hijab. The push to enforce the law is an attempt by the hardline parliament to challenge the reform-orientated administration of Pezeshkian, and a test of the Islamic republic’s ability to maintain a tight grip on social and cultural policies.
” The approach could put his government on a collision course with the conservative parliament speaker and judiciary chief, both of whom have doubled down on the need to enforce the law. Laylaz said the law was “a scare tactic used to implement social control by manipulating women’s aggressive behaviour”. Should Pezeshkian refuse to sign the legislation, the parliament speaker will still announce the law, deepening the uncertainty about the new rules.
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