Hijab should be a private matter according to 49.8% of Iranians, a report from three years ago, which was published recently, shows.

The Best Foreign Language Film Oscar winner from Iran, Asghar Farhadi, wasn’t at the ceremony as a sign of protest against Trump’s “Muslim ban”.

At least eight female models were arrested in Iran last month for posing without headscarves in photos posted online.

Metal fans from across the world have been campaigning for the release of two members of the metal band Confess, who are likely to face execution.

Pastor Saeed Abedini, a resident of Idaho, is among five Americans who were released by Iran last month as part of a prisoner swap between countries.