That's a potent verisimilitude. The people of Iran pay taxes which funds their government. The people employed in government positions in Iran, are Iranians. The government of authoritarian regimes and even democratic governments has its hand in all sectors through tariffs, taxes, and regulations.
Of course citizens shouldn't suffer the pangs of incompetent, lazy, or evil governments. That's why virtuous imperialism was a thing.
But aside from sounding good, how do you suppose these government sanctions should be instituted in order to be effective?
> The people of Iran pay taxes which funds their government.
Can they stop? Hardly. As soon as one stops paying taxes and gets caught he is officially a criminal. No he can't even emigrate because foreign countries won't give him a visa: you usually are required to provide a certificate of having no criminal records at your home country to the embassy when you apply and they don't take "I just didn't want to support our wicked government" as an excuse.
Of course citizens shouldn't suffer the pangs of incompetent, lazy, or evil governments. That's why virtuous imperialism was a thing.
But aside from sounding good, how do you suppose these government sanctions should be instituted in order to be effective?