The Running Battle: Marathon Runners Challenge Mandatory Dress Code on Kish Island

The local prosecutor’s office was explicit in its justification for the legal action, stating that the manner in which the event was conducted constituted a "violation of public decency" and a profound disregard for state authority. Official statements from the judiciary’s Mizan Online website noted that the organizers had been issued "previous warnings" regarding the critical need to adhere to the country’s extant laws, religious norms, and customary professional principles. The argument centered on the idea that the organizers had a duty of care to ensure compliance and, by failing to prevent the public unveiling, they had actively facilitated an unacceptable challenge to the moral order enforced since the 1979 revolution.