Overview
- The clip, filmed in April 2024 at Tehran’s Espinas Palace Hotel, shows Fatemeh Shamkhani in a strapless Western-style gown without the mandatory hijab.
- The footage resurfaced in October 2025 and drew condemnation from conservatives and ordinary Iranians who cite hypocrisy as many face economic hardship.
- Ali Shamkhani did not deny the video’s authenticity and accused Israeli intelligence of hacking and exposing his family’s private life.
- Former culture minister and ex–state TV chief Ezzatollah Zarghami defended the ceremony as a private, women-only event and echoed claims of a foreign operation.
- Activists highlight that the uproar coincides with a government plan to deploy 80,000 morality police, and some Tehran commentators have urged Shamkhani to resign.