Rock Music, Mixed Crowds, Then a Raid: Iran Brands Tehran Cafe ‘Satanic’
Tehran has just reignited its aggressive internal war against its own youth culture. Moving away from its regional military focuses, the Iranian regime has launched a massive, top-down moral crackdown across the capital. Local police permanently shut down a popular central Tehran cafe under bizarre claims that it was hosting "satanic movements." The venue's actual crime? Allowing urban youth to listen to Western-style music. With the regional war footing stabilizing, the morality police are out in full force to aggressively clamp down on mandatory hijab laws and secular gatherings. Watch