The @nytimes and other Western outlets reported that #Iran has abolished its #morality_patrol, which enforces the mandatory hijab. But this is an overstatement. The regime has not made any such concession as #Iran_protests enter their twelfth straight week. (1/7)
https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1599405330450063361
This reporting is based on misinterpreted remarks from Iranian Prosecutor General #Montazeri on December 3. Montazeri noted that the regime has reduced morality patrols—comments mistakenly framed by Western media as confirming the abolition of the patrol. (2/7)
Iranian state media quickly clarified that Montazeri was only acknowledging the reduced morality patrols but not confirming their abolition. No other regime official has indicated the end of the patrol. (3/7)
The regime could still offer limited and temporary concessions to quell the ongoing protests. Montazeri previously stated that Parliament and the Supreme Cultural Revolution Council will announce an opinion on the mandatory hijab by December 17. (4/7) criticalthreats.org/analysis/iran-…
But Supreme Leader #Khamenei has shown no interest in long-term reform, describing protesters as thugs and rioters. (5/7)
Khamenei argues that the regime has not done enough to ideologize the population—reflecting his desire to entrench his views more deeply in society. The idea that the regime will ease its social oppression is fundamentally incompatible with his vision for the future. (6/7)
Follow our daily updates on the #Iran_protests for more information and tracking. (7/7) criticalthreats.org/analysis/iran-…
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