Nournews: The hasty and interventionist statement by the European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs, Kaya Kallas, was issued at a time when Iran’s governing bodies, understanding the economic and social sensitivities, were pursuing synergy and implementing rapid measures to reduce livelihood pressures and neutralize enemy exploitation. This statement was not motivated by genuine concern for the Iranian people; rather, in line with the West’s failed strategy to exert political and security pressure, it was a clear attempt to hijack economic demands and turn them into a political crisis. By ignoring the economic roots of these demands, Europe seeks to keep the arena of perceptual hybrid warfare active—a war that, after failures in diplomacy and military confrontation, has become the West’s main tool of pressure against Iran.
Performative Concern vs. Real Sanctions
Europe’s claimed concern for the Iranian people starkly contrasts with the West’s actual behavior. On one hand, there is no acknowledgment of the direct role of sanctions in weakening people’s livelihoods, while on the other hand, the same actors prescribe further sanctions. Meanwhile, UN Special Rapporteur Alena Douhan has officially described unilateral sanctions as crimes against humanity and emphasized the accountability of those who impose them. Europe’s deliberate silence in response to this report demonstrates that its human rights claims are not ethical positions but purely political tools for maximum pressure and instilling an economic deadlock in Iranian society. At the same time, the West’s media efforts to securitize economic demands act as an additional factor in amplifying the negative effects of sanctions on the country’s economy.
Europe in Accord with the U.S. and Israel
Europe’s behavior toward Iran is less independent or principled in human rights than it is a reflection of structural dependence on the U.S. and Israel. European interventionist statements, aligned with the disruptive rhetoric of American and Israeli officials, aim to incite unrest, cause casualties, and transform economic demands into a security confrontation. This alignment becomes even clearer when Europe remains silent in the face of open encouragement of violence, support for terrorist and separatist groups, and direct military threats against Iran. Conversely, examples such as Georgetown University’s severing of ties with the UN Special Rapporteur on Palestine, and the expulsion of students protesting alleged genocide in Gaza, reveal the West’s double standards and undermine its claims of freedom of expression.
Strategic Insincerity and the Need for National Vigilance
Europe’s two-year silence on the Gaza genocide, alignment with Israeli aggression in Lebanon and Syria, failure to condemn overt military threats against Iran, and efforts to exempt domestic developments from scrutiny all indicate a consistent pattern of strategic insincerity. This approach aims to divert public attention from the West’s internal crises, failures in Ukraine, and ongoing crimes in Gaza. In this context, maintaining national cohesion, enhancing societal media and perceptual literacy, and preventing the diversion of economic demands into security crises is a strategic necessity. Western hostility toward Iran has not ended; only its tactics have changed. An effective response requires vigilance, solidarity, and reliance on domestic and regional capacities.
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