US Responds to Raisi's Warning on Hijab: Choosing Attire is a Personal Right

The spokesperson for the US State Department emphasized the definitive stance of the United States that "choosing attire is a personal right" during a press conference on Wednesday. In response to a question from a Voice of America reporter regarding the new threat from Ebrahim Raisi concerning hijab, he stated: "We believe that women in Iran and everywhere else should be free to choose their attire." Ebrahim Raisi said on Wednesday, August 9, "Do not worry" and "know that this situation will definitely be resolved." The US is aware of reports and confessions from Islamic Republic officials regarding the use of identification technology to deal with women without hijabs, as Miller added, "Women in Iran should not worry that officials are monitoring them with spying technology or other methods." The State Department spokesperson also noted that the Biden administration supports the human rights and fundamental freedoms of the people of Iran, which includes women and girls. According to Miller, the US will pursue holding human rights violators accountable. Reports from Iranian news agencies indicate that Ebrahim Raisi, at a ceremony honoring the martyrs of the defenders of the shrine, claimed that "the families of martyrs" expressed concern about the hijab situation in society. Raisi's remarks come as the anniversary of Mahsa Amini's death in police custody approaches. Despite all the strict measures, numerous reports of civil disobedience by women in Iran are published daily on social media. Gita Aryan, a senior reporter for the Persian section of Voice of America, has primarily focused on foreign policy news since starting her journalism career in 1987 and joined Voice of America in 2004. The shift from inviting dialogue to threatening citizens opposing mandatory hijab; Raisi promised to dismantle "unveiling". Resistance of a woman against a defender of mandatory hijab in Qom. Even supporters of the Islamic Republic are concerned about the economic crisis while the government is focused on mandatory hijab. Bosch company told Voice of America: We have not sold "facial recognition" cameras to Iran. Intensified crackdowns on athletes supporting protests; raid by agents on the home of Hossein Mahini. Raisi: The "unveiling" situation will be resolved; users: her entire being is "stained with the blood" of the people. Continued arrests and lack of information about the status of several artists and writers.