Iran Morality Police May Have Been Shut Down, But No Official Word

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

44% : The morality police have for years patrolled the streets in Tehran and elsewhere looking for violators, chiefly women, of the strict code of what religious authorities consider appropriate dress under Islamic dictates.
39% : Most of those have been demonstrators, but Tehran says that several dozen security agents have also been killed.
37% : Iran's public prosecutor said Sunday that Tehran has shut down the country's controversial morality police, although there was no immediate confirmation from the Interior Ministry that oversees the police unit.
37% : Clashes between protesters and Iranian security forces have erupted in cities nationwide, with Iran acknowledging last week that more than 300 people have been killed in the unrest.
31% : U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was asked on CBS's "Face the Nation" show whether the abolishment of the morality police would end the protests in Iran.

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