
The Fars news agency also accused the music producers in Iran of running gambling websites at Sasy’s behest. Semi-official news agencies in Iran confirmed several arrests on Wednesday, alleging that Sasy’s associates in Iran had produced music “contrary to culture”.

“Sasy’s mission isn’t to create havoc, it’s to make people happy.” Sasy has become known for contentious lyrics that Iranian conservatives see as tainting the country’s moral probity Iranian media confirm arrests “It’s pretty crazy, she’s just dancing like any person in any ordinary music video, she’s not doing anything inappropriate in these scenes,” said Rafahi, referring to Alexis Texas.
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Soon, Iran’s guardians of conservative morals cracked down on those associated with publicising or producing the clip. The brothers, Mohsen and Behrouz Manouchehri, now face prosecution by a criminal court in Tehran, he added.Ī week ago, the song’s teaser, featuring the well-known porn performer Alexis Texas dancing to clubby Farsi pop, fuelled such public consternation that authorities pledged to investigate the app that carried the video.

Hours before the video went live late on Wednesday, Iranian security forces arrested two popular music arrangers who worked on the song in the southern city of Shiraz and raided their studio, said Sasy’s manager, Farshid Rafe Rafahi, the CEO of Los Angeles-based EMH Productions. In Iran, where the government retains tight controls over traditional media like newspapers and television, authorities have used courts to patrol social media platforms beyond their reach. In a previous song also featuring a porn actress, he instructed teenagers to take alcohol shots if they cannot fall asleep and to scroll through Instagram instead of finishing their homework.

Over the years, Sasy has become known for contentious lyrics that Iranian conservatives see as tainting the country’s moral probity. The clip racked up 18 million views within a week. The arrests on Wednesday come as Iranian social media has been awash with criticism of popular underground Iranian singer, Sasy, or Sasan Heidari Yafteh’s, new music video.Ĭalled Tehran Tokyo, the video features actresses, including an American porn star, gyrating in kimonos and short bodycon dresses atop cars and inside bars. Iranian authorities have arrested multiple music producers connected to a California-based Iranian pop singer, according to his management company and Iranian media, in Tehran’s latest effort to halt what it deems decadent Western behaviour.
