We have no way of exerting any pressure on Iran. Economically, the west is just too into oil. Militarily, the west has made too many other commitments to put any pressure on the fairly sophisticated and entrenched Iranian army. Diplomatically, well, we ended up creating a UN human rights commission where countries like Iran and China are major stakeholders. I'm sure there are people within the Iranian leadership who enjoy the fact that these killings just enrage the west.
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