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Iran's morality police will not 'bother' women, president says
Masoud Pezeshkian's comments came on the second anniversary of the death in police custody of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini after she was arrested for allegedly not wearing the hijab properly, sparking nationwide protests.
The UN last week said Iran's government had "intensified efforts" since that period to suppress women's rights and crush any last vestiges of activism.
But on Monday, Pezeshkian said that the regime's morality police should no longer be confronting women on the street.
Pezeshkian, who became president after his predecessor died in a helicopter crash, is seen as a potentially reformist leader.
He was responding to questions from a female reporter who said she had taken detours en route to the press conference to avoid police vans. She was wearing her head scarf loosely with some hair showing.
When asked by Pezeshkian if the police were still on the streets she confirmed that was the case.
In response he said: "The morality police were not supposed to confront [women]. I will follow up so they don't bother [them]".
His comments were broadcast live on major state TV networks, including rolling news channel IRINN. The clip of the conversation with the female journalist has since gone viral online.
It was Pezeshkian's first press conference since coming into office in July, replacing the ultraconservative Ebrahim Raisi.
During his election campaign he pledged to oppose police patrols enforcing the mandatory hijab headscarf. He has also vowed to ease some of the country's long-standing internet controls.
Iran stepped up surveillance of social media following the nationwide women-led anti-establishment protests in 2022.
FULL ARTICLE AT: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckgnn3562yjo
Disaster averted in Red Sea as burning tanker saved
The Greek-owned and flagged MV Sounion, carrying about a million barrels of crude, was abandoned by its crew after being hit by missiles on 21 August. Houthi fighters later detonated explosives on board, sparking several fires.
A photo released on Monday night showed three vessels belonging to what the EU mission described as “private stakeholders” carrying out the salvage operation, protected by a warship.
The Sounion’s destination was not given, but Saudi Arabia has reportedly offered to help the salvagers offload its oil.
“The completion of this phase of the salvage operation is the result of a comprehensive approach and close co-operation between all stakeholders committed to prevent an environmental disaster affecting the whole region,” the EU’s Operation Aspides said on X, external.
A potential spill from the Sounion could be almost four times larger than the 1989 Exxon Valdez disaster, which saw 2,100km (1,300 miles) of coastline contaminated after a tanker ran aground off Alaska, according to the US.
The Iran-backed Houthis said at the end of August that they had agreed to allow the Sounion to be towed away from Yemen after being contacted by “several international parties”.
They also stressed that the attack on the tanker showed their “seriousness in targeting any ship that violates the Yemeni embargo”.
The Houthis have repeatedly targeted commercial shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden since November, sinking two vessels, seizing another and causing the deaths of at least four crew members.
They say they are acting in support of the Palestinians in the war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip. They have claimed - often falsely - that they are targeting ships only linked to Israel, the US or the UK.
FULL ARTICLE AT: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0r8gn50qx0o
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