I recommend against reading the article because it contains details of the toddler's injuries. It is heartbreaking.
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That's part of what they do, but they are more than that. I'm not arguing that the Iranian government is democratic or non-tyrannical; however, the IRGC is responsible for more than internal regime stability. They have air, ground, and navy forces, as well as an intelligence arm. They are an integral part of Iran's defense as a country. You can't harm or sanction the IRGC without sanctioning Iran itself.
Sanctioning Iran--and other regimes in the region and in South America--more often than not results in decimating the population and eroding the middle class (which is your best bet for a transition into a democratic government/regime, but the change has to come from within. You're going to help the regime, not harm it.
And again, the hypocrisy is flagrant. Israel commits and has committed far more crimes than Iran ever had. From its genocidal inception to and refusal of the Palestinians right of return, to their repeated atrocities before, throughout, and after every war in the region. They've always killed civilians and especially children. They are proud of their terroristic ways (e.g. the recent pager attacks in Lebanon). Their "settlers" have always terrorized Palestinians. They openly talk about assassinating enemy leaders.
Where are the sanctions imposed in response to any of that?
Business that are "involved in the procurement networks that produce and supply sophisticated technology supporting the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ (IRGC’s) weapons production and transfers". In other words, businesses necessary for Iran to defend itself like any country.
Add to that from the quick facts at the bottom: "designating Iran as a foreign state supporter of terrorism under the State Immunity Act; the Government of Canada reconfirmed this designation in December 2025"..,are they designating the US or Israel too? Because both have a proven track record.
This made me laugh out loud. Cheers, mate.
I greatly enjoyed your essay and found it thought-provoking. I dug through the references regarding power and its effect on the brain (and loss of empathy), and it was both surprising to find it was researched/established scientifically and not-so-surprising in that it explains so much of these people's behavior.
Cheers
I searched using the name in the bottom-right, and he/she is a developer who created an open source tool to construct the graph from historical GitHub incidents. It's hosted here and the source is here