In response to widespread hypothesis over Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian’s alleged approval of hijab-related textual content messages despatched to residents, the Deputy for Communications on the Presidential Workplace, Seyyed Mehdi Tabatabaei, issued a agency denial.
He said that coercive strategies in cultural and social issues have traditionally backfired in Iran.
“The expertise of governance in Iran has proven that utilizing the language of drive in cultural and social arenas results in the alternative of the meant consequence,” Tabatabaei wrote on social media.
“Within the realm of training and upbringing, policing and judicial actions have by no means been efficient”, he added.
He additional criticized these attributing the controversial SMS marketing campaign to President Pezeshkian, calling it “unethical and incorrect,” and warned in opposition to reviving failed practices below the brand new administration.
The remarks comply with a public backlash after studies emerged that Iranian residents acquired official messages warning them about violations of the nation’s hijab guidelines.
The marketing campaign has sparked concern amongst some and raised questions concerning the new authorities’s stance on social enforcement.
