Iran Tensions

President Ebrahim Raisi said the hijab was the law as the viral video followed nationwide protests in which many women defied authorities by discarding their veils

Iran offered the glimpse of the full scope of the government’s crackdown after demonstrations over the death of Mahsa Amini.

State Department spokesman Ned Price called the comments “another especially cruel lie that only adds to the suffering of their families.”

Tehran “continues its unprecedented and grave nuclear escalation,” according to Britain, France and Germany.

The Instagram influencers were jailed amid the regime’s crackdown in a bid to quell anti-government protests that have swept the country.

The incident served as the latest flashpoint for rising tensions with Israel and the West over the country’s nuclear program and its supply of drones to Russia.

“Women who do not have full hijab should not be considered as people outside of religion or against the Islamic Revolution,” Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said.

Many activists and analysts believe the Islamic Republic is using the death penalty to terrify demonstrators into silence.

The actor was reportedly detained a week after she expressed solidarity on Instagram with the first man recently executed for crimes committed during the nationwide protests.

The U.S. and 28 other countries voted to expel Iran from the world body that promotes women's rights. China and Russia were among those that voted not to oust the country.

The public hanging of Majidreza Rahnavard shows the speed at which Iran now carries out death sentences handed down for those detained in the unrest.