Iran pauses process to implement stricter headscarf law for women, official says

Iranian women, without wearing their mandatory Islamic headscarves, walk in northern Tehran (Vahid Salemi/AP)

Iran has paused the process of implementing a new, stricter law on women’s mandatory headscarf, or hijab, an official said.

Many believe the bill could have reignited the protests that engulfed the Islamic Republic after the 2022 death of Mahsa Amini.