From Infidel753:
As expected, the Iranian theocracy has begun cracking down on the protests that have raged in several of the nation’s cities for days now. In Tehran alone, 450 people have been arrested, and that number will certainly grow. Though the protests have focused on economic issues and to some extent on nationalism and the repressive nature of the religious state, the regime has predictably blamed outside provocateurs, namely “the United States, Britain and Saudi Arabia” (well, at least they didn’t do the traditional thing and blame the Jews). It remains to be seen whether the crackdown will intimidate the population back into quiescence or inflame further resistance.
One other thing is noteworthy about the crackdown:
Ghazanfarabadi said the detainees will be soon put on trial and the ringleaders would face serious charges including “moharebeh” — an Islamic term meaning warring against God — which carries the death penalty.
This is what happens in a theocratic state, the antithesis of a secular system where religion and government are kept strictly separated. Where the state represents God, all resistance to the will of the state is blasphemy, sin, morally outrageous, and indeed “warring against God”.