Iran is a police state like how the USSR used to be. The mullahs have to be absolute idiots to egg people on. The social restrictions already had people on the edge, ready for some good ol' fashion uprising and then came the last round of sanctions this year which has really really put people on an edge. If this is true then it will certainly add to people's anger and frustration. Majority of Iranians are under 30 and majority of people are liberal by Islamic world standards. Women go to university in Iran, that's just how it is. Doesn't matter if you're conservative or liberal, females go to university. In fact, more women go to university then men, so if this is true than it's truly a clusterfuck by the regime.
We've been hearing this talk from our "taliban" hardline mullahs for the past 10-20 years, but to us it was always a joke. I'm gonna wait for a confirmation.
The mullahs of Iran are no different from the saudis. In fact they could be siblings and their differences are more brotherly type of differences than anything. Because of the liberal attitude of the Iranians however, the mullahs can never go full retard. It seems they've managed to find a crack and go full retard. It could be for the best at the end. This decision wouldn't fare well with even their own supporters.