Just because the mob agrees with whoever, doesn’t mean it’s the right thing to do. To Britain, no doubt, the old Empire and much of Europe, can certainly be blamed for a lot of what’s going on in the Middle East and Hong Kong (anyone remember that news?) these days. And current Iran can probably thank Dag Hammarskjöld‘s protest at the UN which finally compelled Russian troops stationed there to leave. Because we know the ol’ USSR was so tolerant of religious dissent. Anyway, I’d argue the last thirty some-odd years of bullshit is largely the work of US administrations shutting out the opposing party during negotiations with Iran or North Korea. After everything is signed by all countries, the opposite party here in the US takes power on a subsequent election only to subvert or otherwise ignore that which had agreed upon. Because politics is all about being the last person to fuck whoever, right? It’s no wonder these shitty nations do whatever they want. For them, it’s like dealing with wimmen.
The opposite is those who worship the Cheeto Jesus - CJ for short And agree, there will be a response of some sort, but push come to shove Iran has been getting away with way too much for way too long and had to be reined in. Any reprisal on their part better be for show and not do much for real because the US obviously isn't playing games any longer.
Nope, because along with tribalism we have nationalism. Kind of like having siblings, you can beat them up but if anyone else dares even touch them you take those people out. They just stop at the tribal level.