It has been four decades since the Islamic Republic of Iran declared itself as the enemy of the West and the driving force empowering militias and groups that share the mission of Western demise. The Islamic Republic has long been devoted to punishing activists, dissidents, and critics of its totalitarian aspirations, at home and abroad, through a variety of tactics. The regime issues fatwas against writers and artists, publishes children’s lullabies and songs to maintain loyalty to the ayatollahs, and even funds agents to kidnap activists, such as U.S. resident Masih Alinejad, who has consistently refused to succumb to the regime’s demands.