Iran’s Islam problem

By Easton Martin | January 14, 2026

Iran’s current violent crackdown on protesters flows directly from an Islamic system of rule that treats dissent and freedom as a threat. When citizens take to the streets demanding basic rights, the regime responds with executions. Security forces gun down demonstrators, shut off internet access, and drag critics into secret detention centers. This pattern is consistent because it is rooted in dangerous Islamic doctrine. 

Islamic law in Iran does not allow genuine opposition. The state claims divine authority, meaning resistance becomes a crime against God. These practices are not deviations from Islamic governance, but are the predictable results of a belief system that fuses Islam with political power.

The cruelty did not begin with the protests recently. Long before the streets filled with demonstrators, Islamic law shaped everyday life in Iran. Women are forced to comply with hijab mandates or face punishment. Apostasy is criminalized, child marriage is legal, defended by clerics, and protected under religious jurisprudence. Young girls are handed over to adult men because the prophet Muhammed set a disgusting precedent for it.

Western commentators often insist Islam is being “misused” by Iran’s leaders. That excuse collapses when the abuses align so closely with Islamic legal tradition. The problem is not a corrupt regime wearing a religious mask, but a religion that calls good evil and evil good.