Iran's President Raisi wants to keep strict headscarf controls

Despite fierce protests from society, Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi wants to maintain strict police checks on women for headscarf offences.

"Respecting the headscarf is not only a religious, but also a political and legal obligation for Iranian women," said Raisi on Sunday. There is therefore "no doubt whatsoever" that checks must continue to be carried out consistently, the ultra-conservative cleric said, according to the presidential office's website.