Iranian police have warned barbers against offering Western-style hair cuts, applying make-up or plucking the eyebrows of their male customers, a newspaper said on Sunday.

The frontpage report of the reformist Etemad daily, which could not be immediately confirmed, appeared to be another sign of the authorities cracking down on clothing and other fashion deemed to be against Islamic values. “Western hair styles … have been banned,” Etemad said.

Iranian barbers warned against Western haircuts