Update on the alleged law that would require Jews, Christians, and Zoroastrians to wear colored cloth in Iran

A few posts ago (Friday the 19th) I submitted an entry related to a story featured in the Canadian National Post (link to my original post) that claimed that a new law recently passed by the Iranian Parliament would require some religious minorities in that country to wear colored patches of cloth, somewhat akin to the golden stars required of Jews by Nazi Germany.  However, there is some doubt as to the authenticity of that story (as noted by some of the astute readers of this web site).

The Associated Press (AP) reports that "...a copy of the draft law obtained by The Associated Press made no mention of religious minorities or any requirement of special attire for them..."  Note that it has not been concretely established that the original story was false, but, to be honest, the AP is not known for making many mistakes or misinterpreting information, and so I will guardedly assume that the Canadian National Post (which has also apparently backed off of its story) was in error when it released that report.

The actual content of the law passed in Iran is still extremely conservative (and infringes especially on women's rights, something of which the international communnity should be aware), but it does not echo the regulations of the Nazi party.