Hundreds of Iranian women ran unveiled in a 10-kilometre race in Tehran, in one of the most visible acts of public defiance since the 2022 "Women, Life, Freedom" uprising against mandatory hijab laws. The demonstration was particularly striking as it coincided with a government-backed march elsewhere in the capital, where veiled women paraded in support of the state and its war effort. The split scenes underscored the deep social divisions within Iran over the compulsory headscarf rule, which has faced sustained resistance since the death of Mahsa Amini in custody four years ago.