Iran Shuts Tehran Cafe Over 'Satanic' Claims as Hijab Enforcement Tightens Again

5 articles · Updated · The Jerusalem Post · May 31

Central Tehran police closed a cafe after state-linked media said it hosted Western-style music events that created a setting for “abnormal behaviors” and “Satanic movements.”
Fars and Mehr framed the action as part of a renewed conservative push, with Iran expert Beni Sabti saying authorities appear to be reasserting stricter social controls.
Earlier this month, IRNA retracted photos showing a woman without a head covering, and the judiciary summoned its managing editor for images it said violated “law and sharia.”
Sabti linked the harder line to reduced pressure to project a liberal image abroad and said rising medicine and food prices could fuel fresh protests despite January's deadly crackdown.

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