No Necklaces for Men in Iran
(Photo: Elvert Barnes)
Iranian authorities announced this week that men in the Islamic republic can no longer wear necklaces. Los Angeles Times Bureau Chief Borzou Daragahi tells anchor Marco Werman why Iran’s government fears what it calls “a Western cultural invasion.”
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