Iranian police have shut down 547 restaurants and cafes in Tehran for not observing "Islamic principles", the capital's police chief has said.

"The owners of restaurants and cafes in which Islamic principles were not observed were confronted, and during this operation, 547 businesses were closed and 11 offenders arrested," Hossein Rahimi said, quoted on the police's website. Iranian police close venues for crimes ranging from ‘playing illegal music’ to ‘debauchery’

Under the Islamic dress code of Iran, women can only show their face, hands and feet in public, and they are supposed to wear modest colors.

Iranian police have shut down 547 restaurants and cafes in Tehran for not observing "Islamic principles", the capital's police chief has said.

"The owners of restaurants and cafes in which Islamic principles were not observed were confronted, and during this operation, 547 businesses were closed and 11 offenders arrested," Hossein Rahimi said, quoted on the police's website. Iranian police close venues for crimes ranging from ‘playing illegal music’ to ‘debauchery’

Under the Islamic dress code of Iran, women can only show their face, hands and feet in public, and they are supposed to wear modest colors.