Iran’s Pezeshkian Names Morality Police Critic as Vice President
- Zahra Behrouz-Azar, 42, says unit needs ‘comprehensive review’
- Appointment comes amid renewed anger over unit’s harsh tactics
Masoud Pezeshkian
Photographer: Sepehr/Middle East Images/AFP/Getty Images/AFPIran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian named an outspoken critic of the country’s controversial morality police force as one of his vice presidents.
Iranian state TV said on Saturday that Zahra Behrouz-Azar, a 42-year-old woman and reformist figure, was appointed as Pezeshkian’s vice president for women and family affairs.