Iranian police will remove nude lingerie dummies from clothing stores as they...

Iran recently introduced a new policy to rectify social mores: the policy states that displaying the body curves of lingerie retail mannequins will be considered illegal. The policy also prohibits men from selling women's underwear. If businesses violate these rules, they will be ordered to close or have their business licenses revoked.

Since the Iranian Islamic Revolution in 1979, Iranian women have been required to wear headscarves in public. In 2016, Iran launched a raid codenamed Spider-2 to suppress various "anti-Islamic behaviors". The operation mainly targeted Iranian users active on Instagram (20% of whom were nude mannequins), and women who openly did not wear headscarves were among those arrested. During the campaign, eight Iranian female mannequins were arrested by police and ordered to apologize publicly for not wearing headscarves in photos they posted on Instagram. Recently, Iranian police have targeted lingerie mannequins in clothing stores. According to a report by Iran's Radio Farda on February 7, police will remove "indecently dressed" lingerie mannequins from store windows. In many shops and shopping malls in Tehran, women's clothing is often displayed on mannequins without heads or with bare legs, arms and shoulders, which police consider "immoral". Iranian police often try to enforce existing dress codes by cracking down on "un-Islamic" clothing. Bare arms and legs or no headscarf are often seen as immoral behavior.

The police will stop Iranians who dress inappropriately on the street, warn them, or even detain them.

In addition, they often crack down on stores that sell "un-Islamic" clothing. Even female mannequins in clothing stores must abide by the dress code. Colonel Nader Moradi, deputy director of the Tehran Police Department, which oversees commercial establishments, said police will implement a "regulation of clothing retailers" program in Tehran starting on February 8th. The program will reportedly run until the Iranian New Year holiday on March 21st. Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has called for the development of a dress code in Iran to promote Islamic and Iranian clothing, moving away from the influence of European fashion. Iranian police said the "regulation of clothing retailers" program will focus on inspecting local clothing stores. Officers responsible for monitoring public spaces will regularly visit stores, remove mannequins that do not comply with regulations, and close down offending shops. "Indecent dress" will be removed by Iranian police.