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

The conservative wing of the Iranian political establishment reacted to the Kish Marathon with predictable outrage, using their aligned media platforms, such as Tasnim and Fars, to launch vehement condemnations of the race. These hardline outlets framed the event as an act of moral transgression, describing the proceedings as "indecent," "disrespectful to Islamic laws," and even promoting "open, public unveiling" and "debauchery." This rhetoric served to galvanize conservative bases and put immense pressure on judicial and governmental bodies to act swiftly, demanding immediate and harsh punishment for those deemed responsible for allowing such moral decay to occur in a public setting.