FACT CHECK · RELIGION
Claim: Whose scripture allows child brides?
CONTEXTTHE ANSWER
What counts today is the law. Israel set the marriage age at 18 in 2013. Iran's civil code lets girls marry at 13, and younger with a court's approval (Article 1041).
SOURCE
Library of Congress, Nov 2013 (Israel); Iran Civil Code Art. 1041 via Human Rights Watch
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