The misogynist regime ruling Iran preserves its grips on power by relying on two pillars of domestic repression and export of terrorism and fundamentalism abroad.

Since the beginning of its rule, suppression of women under the pretext of mal-veiling has always been a great part of domestic repression. However, thanks to the Iranian women's defiance of such forcible impositions and standing for their right to choose their own clothing, the issue of "veiling and virtue" has turned into a political and security problem for the regime.

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