Very true and that is the tip of the iceberg! It is too horrible to contemplate. Just a small sample, they kill women who don't dress properly - kill them right on the street, no trial, no questions asked. But even worse, the Ayatollah commanded that they first be raped to insure that they cannot go to heaven.
Welcome to the 7th century. As you say, they don't want nuclear weapons in order to be modern; they want them in order to threaten and kill everyone who will not submit.
The Shia Twelvers gives credibility to someone’s assertion that “Islam is not a religion. It’s a war plan.” Churchill? General Flynn? I don’t recall.