Iran: embattled

Now the winterseason has started, the Iranian police will hold a crackdown against women who wear tight trousers tucked inside long boots while wearing short overcoats.
Wearing a hat or cap instead of scarves is also against Islamic dress codes.
Police regularly clamp down on unislamic dresses in the summer.
There has not recently been a move against winter fashion.


The United Arab Emirates reiterated its claim Saturday to three Persian Gulf islands.
The islands of Greater Tunb, Lesser Tunb and Abu Musa are according to the UAE illegally occupied by Iran.
Iran gained control of the islands after British forces left the Gulf in 1971.
The islands are part of Hormuzgan province and are located in the Street of Hormuz.



The embattled Minister of Education Mahmoud Farshidi has resigned
Reports say that President Ahmadinejad accepted the resignation and will introduce the Chancellor of Payam-e Nour University Alireza Ali-Ahmadi as candidate for the post of education minister.
In recent months the previous oil and industry ministers and the head of the central bank were also replaced.


In Iran there are childoffenders, still on death row.

Children are being hanged to death.
A child will be hanged to death.
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