Rich Kids Of Tehran Instagram Account - PHOTO

A controversial Instagram account purporting to show the affluent lifestyles of young men and women in Iran's capital has emerged.Rich Kids Of Tehran apparently features shots of the city’s elite showing off their luxury sports cars, watches and jewellery.The account – likely to have been inspired by the similarly vulgar Rich Kids of Instagram – is raising eyebrows for several reasons.Women in Iran must wear a hijab which under Islamic law has been compulsory since the 1979 Revolution. Not wearing the head covering is punishable by fines, imprisonment or lashes.Some women appear in these images without the hijab and in some cases they are wearing bikinis – though they appear to have been photographed in private homes and gardens where such rules cannot be enforced.Alcohol, which is strictly banned in the country, also appears to feature in some of the pictures.Mystery surrounds the identity of the operator(s) of the account, whom agreed to speak to HuffPost UK, but refused to reveal their names or even confirm if they were based in Iran.He/she told us via email: “We wanted to show the world what they don’t see on newspapers and TV. We love all Iranians, rich and poor.“All people are equal, our object is to show the world the good side of Iran and Tehran, which we think everybody should see before they judge us.(huffingtonpost.co.uk)Bakudaily.Az