{"id":326622,"date":"2024-12-13T08:48:51","date_gmt":"2024-12-13T07:48:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=326622"},"modified":"2024-12-13T08:48:51","modified_gmt":"2024-12-13T07:48:51","slug":"irans-hijab-law-becomes-battleground-amid-regimes-desperation-to-preserve-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iranian-regime-infighting\/irans-hijab-law-becomes-battleground-amid-regimes-desperation-to-preserve-power\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran’s Hijab Law Becomes Battleground Amid Regime\u2019s Desperation to Preserve Power"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The clerical dictatorship ruling Iran, besieged by internal unrest, regional setbacks, and international isolation, has escalated its crackdown on society, using the looming enforcement of the mandatory “Hijab and Chastity” law<\/a> as a weapon to reassert control. However, the law has also exposed a fierce internal feud among regime factions, driven not by concern for the public but by competing views on how best to preserve the regime.<\/p>\n

In light of the recent regime change in Syria\u2014a seismic shift that has shaken<\/a> Tehran\u2014both extremists and revisionists within the regime are sounding alarms about the path forward. The self-proclaimed \u201cprinciplists,\u201d led by the regime\u2019s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, argue that retreating from enforcement will embolden the Iranian people and lead to the regime\u2019s collapse. Meanwhile, the self-proclaimed \u201creformists\u201d warn that implementing the law in its entirety will only amplify public anger and hasten the regime\u2019s downfall.<\/p>\n

Extremists Push for Immediate Enforcement<\/h3>\n

On December 6, Ahmad Alamolhoda, Khamenei\u2019s representative in Mashhad, lambasted the regime\u2019s president Masoud Pezeshkian for hesitating to implement the hijab law. \u201cYou are responsible for enforcing this law; ambiguity is no excuse,\u201d he declared<\/a>. \u201cA president cannot undermine a law passed by Parliament. This is not a matter of preference\u2014it is an Islamic obligation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mohammad Mokhtari, the Friday prayer leader of Birjand, echoed these sentiments on December 6, framing the hijab law as a test of loyalty to the regime\u2019s survival. \u201cThis law is not negotiable. Any wavering will be a betrayal of the principles upon which this system stands,\u201d he said, adding, \u201cFailure to enforce it will bring about chaos and embolden enemies.\u201d<\/p>\n

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