It says a lot about the discussion here that the above negative comments about the proxy nature of Israel/The USA and war are upvoted while this comment about...proxies and war is downvoted. Shows a lack a seriousness/depth of thought but instead it's all just talking points and point scoring.

Not to nitpick, but Iran doesn't execute "thousands" of people every year. They execute between 500 and 1000 a year.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment_in_Iran

On one hand you are right.

https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/05/27/iran-execution-spree-con...

On the other, based on the comments I have been reading here for the past couple years, you are supposed to embellish or flat out lie to support your point.

Is there a “hopefully Israel ..” version of this or is all the skepticism targeted at Islamic countries, and not USA’s “greatest ally”?

Hasbaraist POS!