Nabavian, Designer of the Hijab Bill: If the Power of the Regime is Weakened, the Implementation of the Hijab Law is Void

A member of parliament and a prominent figure of the "Poverty Front" who played a role in designing and approving the "Chastity and Hijab" bill now states that "preserving the power of the Islamic regime" is the most important principle of governance, and if this law weakens the regime, its implementation is "void." Mahmoud Nabavian, Vice Chairman of the National Security and Foreign Policy Commission of Parliament, stated in an interview published on Saturday, March 16, that the approval of the so-called hijab law was related to events before the Syrian conflict, but following the fall of Bashar al-Assad, the ousted president of Syria, the Secretariat of the Supreme National Security Council ordered a halt to its implementation to prevent "the Syria-ization of Iran." According to this parliament member, any action that causes "polarization" within the Islamic Republic must be prevented. He mentioned that a letter was gathered in parliament asking Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, the Speaker of Parliament, to "stand against the National Security Council" and "defend the dignity of the parliament." This member of the Poverty Front emphasized that he did not sign this letter, which led some so-called "hardliners" to claim that Mahmoud Nabavian had halted the implementation of the hijab law, which he denies. A few days ago, Iranian media reported about a gathering of "supporters of the Chastity and Hijab law in front of the parliament," which was deemed illegal by the governor of Tehran, and some representatives reported that individuals were paid to attend these gatherings. Jawad Nikbin, a representative from Kashmar in the Islamic Consultative Assembly, was among those who stated that he had learned that individuals protesting the non-implementation of the hijab and chastity law in front of the parliament were receiving money from certain sources. He urged the Speaker of Parliament to ask the Ministry of Intelligence and security agencies to investigate the origins of this funding. In videos from the gathering of supporters of the so-called hijab law, Sadegh Koushki, a principlist political activist, was seen comparing Masoud Pezeshkian, the President of Iran, to members of the Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization, stating that members of this organization also preserved Nahj al-Balagha. According to Mahmoud Nabavian, such gatherings are organized by "a few dozen hardliners" who aim to create despair towards the government through crisis creation, polarization, and distrust, while he asserts that if the implementation of this law weakens the regime and causes polarization, its execution will be void.