The hijab, which was forced on all Iranian women after the 1979 revolution, is a tool of oppression.
All smiles: Russian president Vladimir Putin, Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi and Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan meeting in Tehran, July 2022.
EPA-EFE/Sergei Savostyanov/Kremlin pool
Emily L. Blout, American University School of Communication
President is not the most important leadership role in Iran. The election is not completely democratic. That said, there’s a pretty competitive contest happening.