The EU's Endless Appeasement of the Ruling Mullahs of Iran
by Majid Rafizadeh • May 6, 2023 at 5:00 am
The beneficiaries of EU's increased trade with Iran are most likely the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The EU's trade with Iran, which helps increase the Iranian regime's revenue, is doubtless making it easier for the theocratic establishment to provide weapons to Russia...
The Iranian regime has, in fact, set up a specific route across the Caspian Sea in order to supply large quantities of munitions to Russia... "posing a growing challenge for the U.S. and its allies as they try to disrupt cooperation between Moscow and Tehran," according to the Wall Street Journal.
The Iranian regime, probably because it knows that the European Union will not take any action, is ratcheting up its engagement and weapons exports to Russia.
The Iranian regime is simultaneously profiting from its trade with the EU and from its weapons sales to Russia, thereby empowering Putin to escalate his war against Ukraine.
In spite of the Iranian regime's increasing involvement in the war against Ukraine, the European Union appears more than happy to continue appeasing the Iran's ruling mullahs, which should officially be considered an accomplice to war crimes committed by Russia.
While the mullahs has been busy supporting Russia against Ukraine, the EU has also been busy increasing its trade with Iran. According to the latest report by the Financial Tribune:
"Iran and the European Union's 27 member states traded €5.23 billion worth of goods in 2022, registering a 7.95% rise compared with the year before.
"New data released by Eurostat show Germany was the top trading partner of Iran in the EU region during the period, as the two countries exchanged €1.86 billion worth of goods, 8.56% more than in 2021.
