Golestan Palace, or the ‘Palace of flowers’, is one of the oldest historical monuments in Tehran.
It happened on my second day in Tehran. As I ambled into the National Jewellery Museum for a glimpse of Iran’s crown jewels, a woman in black started gesturing at me with a burst of angry words.
My heart just stopped. Is this the notorious Iranian morality police?
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