Iranian lawmaker slams protesters; cleric appeals for calm - New Delhi Times - India Only International Newspaper

A hard-line Iranian lawmaker Tuesday slammed female protesters who have taken off mandatory headscarves as prostitutes, doubling down on the government stance amid the dramatic demonstrations following the death of a 22-year-old woman detained by the country’s morality police. The harsh language by Mahmoud Nabavian, a legislator from Tehran, was in sharp contrast to the…

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