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** From Hitler to the Ayatollahs: The Long History of European Treachery ([link removed])
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by Majid Rafizadeh • August 4, 2025 at 5:00 am
* As Israeli and American forces took awe-inspiring steps to cripple Iran's nuclear weapons program and weaken the Islamic Republic's regional power projection, the leaders of the EU3 -- France, Germany, and the United Kingdom -- have been busy smiling across negotiating tables, scheming behind closed doors to help the regime survive.
* The governments of the EU3 are now in direct negotiations with Iran; both sides are apparently pleased with how things are progressing. What is the goal of these talks? It is not peace, not justice, and certainly not about protecting the world from nuclear blackmail. No, the objective is to ensure that the snapback sanctions, the most powerful tool to constrain Iran, are not reimposed...
* The EU3 powers — the UK, France, and Germany — are now saying they might trigger the snapback sanctions -- but only if Iran fails to "contain" its nuclear program by the end of August. That word -- "contain" -- is a farce. What does "contain" even mean?... So, of course Iran will say, "Yes, we'll contain it." Of course they will smile, stall, and agree to meaningless terms just long enough for the snapback sanctions deadline to expire.
* To be clear: the West has nothing to show for these negotiations, while Iran has everything to gain. Iran gets to look "reasonable," pocket more time, avoid sanctions, and wait for the clock to run out — after which the UN sanctions vanish forever.... Russia and China will never again agree to reimpose them through the UN Security Council. The European powers know this, but clearly could not care less.
* In reality, "contain" is nothing but a sanitized rebranding of the same failed JCPOA... a laughable "honor system" -- uranium enrichment, centrifuges spinning, and a countdown until Iran nearly reached nuclear weapons breakout. This is not disarmament. This is a con. There needs to be zero enrichment, zero centrifuges and zero compromise. If the goal is nuclear nonproliferation, that is the only position that makes sense.
* If Iran wants to prove its intentions are peaceful, it can dismantle every element of its nuclear infrastructure — permanently. Anything less is just duplicity waiting to happen.
* Europe's moral compass has been replaced by a calculator and a gas pump. All they evidently care about is money -- oil deals, luxury imports, sweetheart business contracts -- with the same Iranian regime that hangs dissidents, murders women in the streets, and calls for genocide against Israel and the West, including Europe.
* If the governments of the EU3 truly believed in human rights, regional security, or protecting its own backyard, it would have blocked the move. Instead, the EU3 powers did nothing. They stood by silently, allowing Iran to legally purchase and sell advanced weapons. Then, what did Iran do with its new freedom? It began arming Russia — the very country invading Europe through Ukraine. European leaders have refused to stop Tehran from becoming a weapons dealer for the Kremlin. This is not hypocrisy. This is a serious betrayal -- of Europe's own people, and of every Ukrainian citizen fighting against Russian tanks.
* Let us call this what it is: treachery. The top European powers helped create the problem with Iran. They enabled the regime's rise. They funded its resurgence. And now, just when the Iranian regime is cornered, they are riding in to save it once again. For money. For a surrender masquerading as "diplomacy"....
* The snapback sanctions must be triggered immediately.
* Europe's leaders have chosen the wrong side of history before. Do not let them drag the rest of us down with them again.

As Israeli and American forces took awe-inspiring steps to cripple Iran's nuclear weapons program and weaken the Islamic Republic's regional power projection, the leaders of the EU3 -- France, Germany, and the United Kingdom -- have been busy smiling across negotiating tables, scheming behind closed doors to help the regime survive. Pictured: Germany's Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul (C), flanked by Britain's Foreign Secretary David Lammy (L), France's Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noel Barrot (2nd R) and EU High Representative and Vice-President for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas (R), makes a statement following their meeting with Iran's Foreign Minister on Tehran's nuclear program, in Geneva, on June 20, 2025. (Photo by Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images)

While the United States and Israel have carried the backbreaking burden of confronting the Iranian regime's nuclear threat with courage and real-world action, some European leaders have once again decided to play the coward's role — not just by refusing to stand up to Iran, but by actively enabling it.

As Israeli and American forces took awe-inspiring steps to cripple Iran's nuclear weapons program and weaken the Islamic Republic's regional power projection, the leaders of the EU3 -- France, Germany, and the United Kingdom -- have been busy smiling across negotiating tables, scheming behind closed doors to help the regime survive. At a time when moral clarity is desperately needed, these European leaders, in what appears a toxic lust for trade profits, appears to be choosing hypocrisy and appeasement.

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