Iran’s Mullahs: Will the EU Ever Wake Up?

https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/21321/iran-eu

By: Majid Rafizadeh for the Gatestone Institute

• Even though Iran keeps increasing its military support for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine — posing a significant threat to the European Union, the EU policy of appeasing the mullahs persists.
• “These drones [in Russia] aren’t just a threat to Ukraine — they’re a threat to every NATO country bordering Russia.” — Henrik F. Rasmussen, executive director of the Institute for Science and International Security, politico.eu, November 13, 2023.
• “The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) was responsible for at least 11 attempted attacks in Europe between June 2018 and June 2024, making it clear Tehran sees Europe as one of the battlefields in its conflict with Israel and the West, going so far as to partner with organized crime to achieve its ends.” — Oliver Rolofs, Strategic security and communication expert and the director of the Austrian Institute for Strategic Studies and International Cooperation, politico.eu, October 9, 2024.
• Europe is bankrolling Iran to devour it.

Even though Iran keeps increasing its military support for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine — posing a significant threat to the European Union, the EU policy of appeasing the mullahs persists, and the EU blithely continues to trade with Iran.  Even though Iran keeps increasing its military support for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine — posing a significant threat to the European Union, the EU policy of appeasing the mullahs persists.