What is happening in Iran right now is pure evil, and the world needs to stop pretending otherwise.

Families in Iran have been seen searching through rows of bodies after the Islamic Republic unleashed a brutal crackdown on protesters. This is not crowd control. This is a massacre.

Reports indicate more than 10,000 people have been arrested so far. At least 500 protesters are believed to have been killed, though experts fear the real number is far higher. When a regime shuts off the internet and hunts people door to door, the death toll usually comes later.

Iran has now cut internet access nationwide, plunging the country into an information blackout that has lasted for days. Security forces are reportedly raiding homes to seize Starlink devices in an attempt to keep the truth from getting out. That tells you everything you need to know.

Residents of Tehran told CNN the violence is “much worse than you can imagine.” When even CNN admits that, you know the situation is dire.

At the same time, Iran’s leaders are rattling sabers abroad. The regime claims it is “prepared for war” following threats from President Donald Trump. This is the same government gunning down unarmed citizens while daring the free world to stop them.

Let’s be clear. This is what tyranny looks like. No elections. No dissent. No mercy. Just bullets, prisons, and silence.

From a faith forward perspective, this is a reminder that evil thrives in darkness. Scripture tells us to speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves. The Iranian people are crying out, and their government is answering with gunfire.

America knows this story. We fought a revolution to escape it. And we should never forget the difference between a regime that fears its people and a nation built to protect them.

What’s happening in Iran is horrific. And history will remember who looked away.