Source for this article is Israeli news. Sharing because this is the the complete opposite of what has been said to us by american media the last few hours while the markets get manipulated. We will find out in the coming hours/days but figured to share what this other side is reporting
I’d argue Iran’s closer to true neutral. They do some human rights violations, but they also have a pretty strong welfare state and good labour rights.
If you had to choose, would you rather move to Iran than USA?
Iran, by a wide margin. But it’s beside the point and I reject the premise of your argument. You are implying that the primary category a country should be judged by is the treatment of its own citizens.
While that is a category a country should be judged by, it is not the only one. How a country treats people in other countries is also a factor, and in that category America is a global empire that extracts wealth from the third world and uses it to enrich its oligarchs. This also factors into the former category, as some of this wealth is used to increase the standard of living for Americans and thus buy off the population. Iran does not have the benefit of using imperial holdings to increase its citizens standard of living, but that also means it doesn’t loot other countries.