Iran FM: The Wearing of the Hijab Isn’t the Principal Challenge in the Region, It’s the Killing of Women and Children in Gaza

BURNETT I want to ░░░░░░░░ you about some developments ░░░░░░░░ have happened in Iran ░░░░░░░░ the context of this ░░░░░░░░ has been a renewed ░░░░░░░░ for women to wear ░░░░░░░░ And obviously the Supreme ░░░░░░░░ has mentioned this in ░░░░░░░░ couple of recent speeches ░░░░░░░░ tell CNN morality police ░░░░░░░░ been much more present ░░░░░░░░ the streets in various ░░░░░░░░ cities There s a ░░░░░░░░ who didn t want ░░░░░░░░ name used in our ░░░░░░░░ She s afraid of ░░░░░░░░ safety but just this ░░░░░░░░ she said to CNN ░░░░░░░░ was in the Passenger ░░░░░░░░ of her husband s ░░░░░░░░ without her headscarf She ░░░░░░░░ a text from police ░░░░░░░░ her of noncompliance with ░░░░░░░░ hijab policy The text ░░░░░░░░ her license number and ░░░░░░░░ identifiers of the car ░░░░░░░░ her if she violated ░░░░░░░░ laws again her car ░░░░░░░░ be impounded The context ░░░░░░░░ of course is two ░░░░░░░░ ago the widespread protest ░░░░░░░░ the death of the ░░░░░░░░ year old young woman ░░░░░░░░ Amini who was arrested ░░░░░░░░ morality police because of ░░░░░░░░ wearing or not wearing ░░░░░░░░ proper hijab Why is ░░░░░░░░ happening now and what ░░░░░░░░ be the punishment for ░░░░░░░░ who violate it AMIR ░░░░░░░░ through translator Well you ░░░░░░░░ I wish to speak ░░░░░░░░ transparently the United States ░░░░░░░░ America and certain Western ░░░░░░░░ pursue a policy of ░░░░░░░░ standards vis a vis ░░░░░░░░ issues As a matter ░░░░░░░░ fact a few days ░░░░░░░░ while speaking to one ░░░░░░░░ the foreign ministers of ░░░░░░░░ big European country I ░░░░░░░░ him do you recall ░░░░░░░░ sad death of an ░░░░░░░░ girl Do you remember ░░░░░░░░ chaos that was seen ░░░░░░░░ the West because of ░░░░░░░░ event whereas today over ░░░░░░░░ 000 women and thousands ░░░░░░░░ children are being killed ░░░░░░░░ Gaza Nothing happens regarding ░░░░░░░░ specific issue And a ░░░░░░░░ action and a strong ░░░░░░░░ from the European governments ░░░░░░░░ European governments and the ░░░░░░░░ States government we don ░░░░░░░░ hear such voices or ░░░░░░░░ such actions So the ░░░░░░░░ of hijab is a ░░░░░░░░ well recognized and accepted ░░░░░░░░ in Iran The policy ░░░░░░░░ double standards and foreign ░░░░░░░░ and provocations are seeking ░░░░░░░░ bring about a change ░░░░░░░░ the system in Iran ░░░░░░░░ using women as a ░░░░░░░░ within the framework of ░░░░░░░░ so called opposition whereas ░░░░░░░░ in Iran are an ░░░░░░░░ part of the country ░░░░░░░░ effective part of the ░░░░░░░░ influential BURNETT They have ░░░░░░░░ those protests about hijabs ░░░░░░░░ the women have AMIR ░░░░░░░░ through translator It is ░░░░░░░░ not a matter The ░░░░░░░░ is not a matter ░░░░░░░░ can be tied solely ░░░░░░░░ the existence and the ░░░░░░░░ that the important part ░░░░░░░░ is played by women ░░░░░░░░ Iranian society They know ░░░░░░░░ well that vis a ░░░░░░░░ the important part that ░░░░░░░░ played by women in ░░░░░░░░ society they know full ░░░░░░░░ that vis a vis ░░░░░░░░ social behaviors they know ░░░░░░░░ to carry themselves I ░░░░░░░░ t believe today the ░░░░░░░░ of Iranian women and ░░░░░░░░ for Iranian women is ░░░░░░░░ our principal challenge in ░░░░░░░░ region Our principal challenge ░░░░░░░░ the region is the ░░░░░░░░ of over 34 000 ░░░░░░░░ women and children Palestinian ░░░░░░░░ women and children BURNETT ░░░░░░░░ Foreign Minister thank you ░░░░░░░░ much for your time ░░░░░░░░ I appreciate it And ░░░░░░░░ Sciutto is with us ░░░░░░░░ well here.”