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“Treats its women as 2nd class citizens.”
Including executing women who have been raped, on the grounds of “crimes against chastity”. There are some horrendous images online if you care to look (I wouldn’t recommend it).
I won’t shed a single tear if this brutal regime is toppled. However, Western interventions in the Middle East do not have a track record of success and I have grave doubts about this one being any different.
A point which gets overlooked is Iran (Persian and Shia) is very different from and opposed by the Arab and Sunni countries, with Saudi Arabia at the forefront. If Iran starts striking at those countries beyond the current drone strikes, the situation could escalate into something even more serious than it is now.