Iran Calls Western Concerns Against Women And Children Of Iran Not Sincere

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Badminton. (Twitter/@Iran Foreign Ministry)

JAKARTA - Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Badhi in his post on social media Thursday wrote that the expressions of concern expressed by Western countries such as the United States, Britain and Germany towards women and children of Iranian companies were not sincere.

Two human rights activists told Reuters on Wednesday an Iranian teenage girl, Armita Geravand, was in critical condition and in a coma in hospital, after what they said was a confrontation with moral police on Tehran's metro transportation network for violating the country's hijab laws.

Authorities have denied allegations by human rights groups that Geravand fell into a coma on Sunday, after confrontation with officers who implemented strict dress codes.

There was no immediate response from Iran's Interior Ministry to a request for comment on the incident on Wednesday.

"Once again a young woman on #Iran struggles for her life. Just because she shows her hair on the subway. It's unbearable," German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock wrote on X.

In response, Mikhali said it was not sincere, on the other hand, suggesting looking at the situation in the country of Western countries

"Instead of making statements of interventionists and biases, as well as expressing concerns that are not sincere towards Iranian women and girls, you should be worried about health workers, patients and handling their situation in the US, Germany and Britain," he said.

What happened to Geravand (16) reminded again of the incident that happened to Mahsa Amini (22), who had been in a coma before being killed in Iran's moral police custody last year and sparked months of national protests.