Women Guards for Foreign Female Guests

Commander of the Police Unit for the Protection of VIPs Lieutenant General Hedayat Alborzi announced the launch of a plan to use women bodyguards to protect foreign female diplomatic guests visiting the country. "At present, we have some mechanisms to use women bodyguards in missions of the unit," Alborzi said on Tuesday, Fars News Agency reported. "The women bodyguards who have been trained will mostly take part in missions to protect foreign female guests at international meetings," he added. Asked if the women bodyguards are also used for Iranian female officials, Alborzi said the police unit is prepared to provide them with women minders on demand.