Eli Lake, Columnist

Bring Back Sanctions on Iranian State TV, Too

Trump’s campaign against Iranian oil needs to expand.

July 10, 2018 at 1:47 PM UTC

Eli Lake is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering national security and foreign policy. He was the senior national security correspondent for the Daily Beast and covered national security and intelligence for the Washington Times, the New York Sun and UPI.

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An 18-year old gymnast named Maedeh Hojabri is the latest Iranian to confess to a crime on state television. Her offense? Posting videos on Instagram that featured her dancing to popular music without wearing a hijab.

Crying on camera, she said she made the videos herself and apologized, according to the Center for Human Rights in Iran. She has yet to be sentenced, but Friday’s confession was followed by a vow from Iran’s internet authorities to target indecent posts on social media.