Originally written by Mike Diver · 20 December 2005
Iran's president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, yesterday issued a decree banning all music from the West from being played on domestic radio stations and television.
An official statement reads: "Blocking indecent and western music from the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting is required."
Mr Ahmadinejad is known for his hard-line attitudes, but few predicted an all-out ban on music that Brits consider completely acceptable.