Iran's ever more convoluted censorship laws, mean that physical contact between men and women is not permitted on TV screens in Iran.
Censors are also said to be required to remove men and women exchanging "tender words or jokes" (so no room for love and affection, even in marriage), unveiled women, close-ups of women's faces and exposed necklines, as well as negative portrayals of police and bearded men.
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Censors are also said to be required to remove men and women exchanging "tender words or jokes" (so no room for love and affection, even in marriage), unveiled women, close-ups of women's faces and exposed necklines, as well as negative portrayals of police and bearded men.

