Overview
- The widely shared clip on X shows senior adviser Ali Shamkhani leading his daughter, Fatemeh, into Tehran’s Espinas Palace Hotel in a strapless wedding dress, with attribution for the initial post disputed between Masih Alinejad and Cameron Behzadi.
- Online criticism centers on accusations that Iran’s ruling elite flout rules they impose on others, with Alinejad and Swedish-Iranian MP Alireza Akhondi denouncing the display.
- Reports describe an extravagant event with dancing and unveiled guests and suggest it took place in April or May 2024, though the exact date and cost remain unverified.
- The uproar is being linked to tighter dress‑code enforcement, including a June 2025 law with harsher penalties and reporting by Iran International of plans to field 80,000 morality police in Tehran.
- Shamkhani, a longtime Khamenei ally and former national security chief during the 2022 protests after Mahsa Amini’s death, had offered no public comment in the coverage.