Iran Hijab Enforcer's Daughter Sparks Outrage Wearing Revealing Wedding Dress Amid Crackdown

A video of Fatemeh Shamkhani, daughter of Ali Shamkhani—an adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader and former head of the Supreme National Security Council—wearing a strapless, plunging wedding gown at a luxurious ceremony in Tehran's Espinas Palace Hotel has sparked widespread outrage. The footage highlights stark hypocrisy amid Iran's strict hijab laws and harsh enforcement, including beatings and arrests of women for dress code violations, while elite families appear exempt from such rules. Critics, including exiled activist Masih Alinejad and Swedish-Iranian politician Alireza Akhondi, condemned the lavish, hijab-free celebration as emblematic of corruption and privilege within the regime. The wedding follows Iran's expansion of its morality police amid ongoing crackdowns that intensified after the 2022 death of Mahsa Amini, a young woman who died in police custody for allegedly violating hijab laws. Shamkhani, who helped oversee the state's brutal response to anti-hijab protests, responded to the backlash by accusing Israel of leaking the private video, framing it as a hostile act against the regime. The incident has amplified criticism of Iran's double standards in enforcing modesty laws while allowing regime insiders to flout them publicly.