JFYI: Iranian women never weared hijab and nobody force them to. They wear kerchief or headscarf to cover hair. Iranian dresscode for women also demand any kind of skirt present, piece of cloth over jeans covering butt or long T-shirt or jacket is enough.
So, if you read or hear about "Iranian hijab" - you are manipulated.
JFYI: Iranian women never weared hijab and nobody force them to. They wear kerchief or headscarf to cover hair. Iranian dresscode for women also demand any kind of skirt present, piece of cloth over jeans covering butt or long T-shirt or jacket is enough.
So, if you read or hear about "Iranian hijab" - you are manipulated.
A headscarf is a hijab. If you are thinking about coverings that cover more than the hair + head/neck, those are niqab or burka.
And that is told to you by whom?
Having lived in a Muslim country where Muslim women wearing the hijab is the norm.
You lived in Iran?