Harrowing reports speak of surging prostitution in Iran. Iranian officials were not able to deny the scandalous reports which suggested prostitution was surging in several provinces, including Tehran and Mashhad. According to these reports, 'sex tourism and 'temporary marriage' Mut'a. Mohammed Qanei, head of league responsible for hotels in Khorasan province, said prostitution has boosted the Iranian economy, noting the Iraqi tourists have the biggest contribution to this boom, especially in Tehran and Mashhad.
The reports, which suggested the Iraqi tourists visit Mashhad and have sex with Iranian girls in the religious city of Mashhad, were confirmed by the official. Sexual abuse Qanei said:"The Iraqi tourists come to Iran and sexually abuse some Iranian girls at some hotels and apartments where they stay. But he questioned the figures mentioned in the report, which suggest that there are about 6, apartments which are exploited by Iraqi tourists to engage in sexual intercourses with the Iranian girls.
Nevertheless, he said the flow of the Iraqi tourists helped the economy in Khorasan and Khuzestan get back on track. Another report published on Khabar Online website, sponsored by speaker of the Iranian parliament Ali Larijani, indicated that Arab and iraqi tourists, who do not bring their wives while visiting Iran, do not prefer to stay at the hotels that do not allow girls to have such intercourses.
Observers said the reason behind spreading prostitution in the city of Mashhad, which is a sacred city for Shiites, is to defame the city and damage its reputation. The head of Iran's Social Welfare Organization, Habibullah Masoudi Farid, revealed the number of girls fleeing their families is on the rise, adding most of them have gone to work in brothels. Social workers believe that Iranian girls flee their homes because of drug addiction, domestic violence or sexual harassment.
Booming prostitution "Many factors have made year-old girls accept brothels," said sociologist Said Madani. In Tehran, violence and sexual harassment are increasing because of high unemployment and rape rates.
