Who the Islamic Republic of Iran really is, and who Redditors defend daily

[Recently, Iran has lowered the entry age into the Iranian military to 12, and they have a long and storied history of using child soldiers in the Iran/Iraq war as suicide bombers – and sending them into minefields tied together with rope to prevent escape, so they could be human minesweepers for tanks and adult soldiers](https://www.jns.org/opinion/yoram-ettinger/irans-sickening-use-of-child-soldiers)

[550,000+ child soldiers were used in the Iran/Iraq war, with over 36,000 as young as NINE years old being killed. Martyrdom is taught in Iranian schools to this day](https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2026/04/iran-recruitment-of-child-soldiers-as-young-as-12-amounts-to-a-war-crime/)

[UNICEF reports 1/5 of ALL marriages in Iran are child marriages. They can legally marry 13 year old girls, and can marry any age with the father’s permission, it’s likely higher than 1/5 as in rural regions it’s common for marriages to not be reported](https://www.girlsnotbrides.org/learning-resources/child-marriage-atlas/regions-and-countries/iran/#:\~:text=17%25%20of%20girls%20in%20Iran%20marry%20before%20age%2018%20and%203%25%20marry%20before%20age%2015.)

[They just slaughtered 30,000+ civilian protestors in January who were demonstrating against a literal terrorist puppet state who has committed some of the worst human rights atrocities in the world in the span of their 50 year history](https://time.com/7357635/more-than-30000-killed-in-iran-say-senior-officials/)

[Ayatollah Khomeini (Iran’s Supreme Leader) stated virgin women are to be raped prior to their executions (largely for minor acts) so they don’t die a virgin, and justified it through his interpretation of his religion. Iran also leads the world in female executions](https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201314/cmselect/cmintdev/107/107vw33.htm#:\~:text=Based%20on%20JFI%E2%80%99s%20findings%2C%20some%20of%20the%20various%20forms%20of%20sexual%20torture%2C%20such%20as%20the%20rape%20of%20virgin%20girls%20prior%20to%20their%20execution%2C%20were%20conducted%20in%20a%20systematic%20way%20and%20were%20based%20on%20the%20interpretation%20of%20an%20order%20by%20Ayatollah%20Khomeini%20(1979%E2%80%931989)%2C%20the%20Islamic%20Republic%20Supreme%20Leader%20at%20the%20time)

[Here’s Iranian Parliament chanting “Death to America”, which they do constantly](https://youtu.be/GUDLkKmzpeU?si=QiPMeyj8y8gWQfzr)

[They are directly funding and arming internationally recognized terror groups](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran\_and\_state-sponsored\_terrorism)

[Based on Intelligence estimates, Iran-funded terrorist groups have been responsible for thousands of deaths, including hundreds of American personnel, since the 1979 revolution. Major casualties are attributed to Iran-backed proxies such as Hezbollah in Lebanon, Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad(PIJ) in Gaza, and various Shiite militias in Iraq.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_and_state-sponsored_terrorism)

[And they are visibly, via satellite – enriching uranium past 60% which is only used for acquiring nuclear weapons](https://www.csis.org/analysis/csis-satellite-imagery-analysis-reveals-possible-signs-renewed-nuclear-activity-iran)