The repression of the power has stifled the revolt of women, who have nevertheless won on the veil. Against a backdrop of economic slump, the fire is still smouldering under the ashes.
Special Envoy to Tehran, Iran, says the situation in Iran has changed dramatically in the last year. The scene was unimaginable a year ago, he says. The religious power imposes its dress rigor - veil and coat obligatory for women - for forty-four years. "I did not believe that we could achieve this result, the girls are really brave," says a woman, in her fifties, who is having dinner with her daughter.