Difficult Times for Iran’s Hardline Leadership

Protests in Iran over the death of a young woman detained by authorities who police how people dress have spilled into violence, underlining tensions at home as President Ebrahim Raisi prepares to speak at the United Nations.

Mahsa Amini fell into a coma while in custody after being hauled into a “morality police” van last week during a visit to Tehran with her family. The outpouring of anger over her death is one of the biggest challenges to the Islamic Republic’s strict dress codes for women in the four decades since they’ve been enforced.