Hanif Ghafari
BASIRAT POLITICAL CENTER
First, since the signing of the nuclear deal, the Treasury Department of the
United States has prevented the normalization of banking and business relations
between Iran and European countries. However, not only the European Troika has
not taken action against the Washington, but has actually been associated with
it.
European officials are well aware that the congressional sanctions against Iran,
the US Treasury blocking the normalization of banking relations with Iran, the
creation of visa restrictions for those who travel to Iran, and the extension of
the ISA law are all violations of the JCPOA. However, Germany, France and
Britain have preferred instead to face up to these issues to complete the puzzle
of the US game in confrontation with Iran.
The second point is that recent comments by Sigmar Gabriel have been delivered
as Trump stepped down to overturn the nuclear deal. As news sources report, the
US president is planning to announce Iran's lack of compliance in his October
report to Congress. In such a situation, the remarks of the German Foreign
Minister are worth considering! German co-operation with anti-Iranian policies
of the United States once again showed that European Troika is unreliable. This
is also true of a nuclear deal with Iran.
Undoubtedly, the statements of the European authorities regarding adherence to
the JCPOA are not in line with their own practice. Federica Mogrenini, the EU's
foreign policy chief, has repeatedly spoken out of adhering to a nuclear deal,
but in practice, she has not acted in a bid to halt US actions.
Now, the Islamic Republic of Iran is facing tensions with the United States,
Germany, France and Britain for a nuclear deal. Obviously, the European Troika
was unsuccessful in containing the United States. An issue that public opinion
in Iran and the world are aware of that.