32
7
It was taken in an impoverished area of rural Iran , where marriages between child brides and adult men are reportedly common.
In the video a mullah says the groom will pay the traditional “mahr” or dowry for his bride’s hand of 14 gold coins and 50 million tomans, the local currency, equivalent to a total of £7200.
In Iran, girls can marry age at 13 with parental consent - but girls younger than that can be married with permission from a judge.