Cars in Tehran with "insufficiently covered" women will be confiscated, the head of the traffic police in the capital of Iran said today, ISNA news agency reported.
"If any person in the car is poorly covered or has removed the veil, the vehicle will be confiscated according to the law," General Teymur Hosseini said.
"The report will be sent to the court and, if the court decides, the car will be returned" to the owner, he said.
Since the Islamic revolution in 1979, wearing a veil or headscarf has been mandatory for all women in Iran, regardless of whether they are Iranian or foreign.
Since the mid-1990s saw a gradual loosening of surveillance, the police have conducted several campaigns in recent years to enforce this obligation.
In some wealthy parts of Tehran, it is not uncommon to see women wearing the headscarf only over their shoulders, and many young women wear the headscarf casually, wearing make-up and wearing tight dresses and short jackets.
"Unfortunately, some streets are like fashion shows," the head of the legal authority, Ayatollah Sadek Larijani, protested on Monday, asking how much "such a state" can be "tolerated."
Iran's moderate president, Hassan Rouhani, elected in 2013, is calling for greater political and social openness, particularly regarding dress codes.
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