Overview

• Newly circulated footage shows Ali Shamkhani escorting his daughter, who is wearing a low-cut white wedding dress, into a crowded hall.
• Reports say the celebration took place in April 2024 at Tehran’s Espinas Palace hotel, and the family has not publicly commented.
• Social media reaction accuses the ruling elite of hypocrisy and double standards under strict dress codes for women.
• Arman-e Melli reported the event cost roughly €50,000, fueling resentment over perceived elite privilege during economic hardship.
• The uproar arrives as authorities move to mobilize 80,000 morality enforcers in the capital, even as a tougher hijab law backed by hardliners has been paused by the president and the security council.