> because Iran is a a democracy, unlike "other Arab nations"

Iran isn't a democracy, it's an authoritarian theocracy that spreads terrorism throughout the Middle East, and that brutally oppresses it's own people[0]. The only objective of the regime is to stay in power, regardless of the costs imposed to Iran and other countries, and the only language they understand is violence.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_massacres