AhlulBayt News Agency: Eruption of riots in some Iranian cities in recent weeks has once again created a new ground for some Western governments’ interventions that ride on waves of violence caused by some vandals and rioters under the name of support to human rights and democracy to intensify their hostile policies against the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Though terrorists in many cities ran a campaign of destabilization by torching mosques and public service infrastructure, some European countries including Britain and Germany instead of condemning these destructive and violent actions have openly backed them.
When the riots subsided in Iran, German chancellor in largely interventionist remarks said: “The regime of Iran is at its end. I think that we are looking at its ending days and weeks.” These openly interventionist remarks are a continuation of behavior the European countries have already followed against Iran.
Germany, which earlier instead of condemning the Israeli aggression against Iran had said that Tel Aviv undertook this “dirty” job, three months ago along with France and Britain activated “snapback mechanism” against Tehran, doing its best to reinstate international sanctions against Iran.
The claims by the German leader run counter to a glorious picture the Iranians sent out to the world from their country on Monday by attending rallies in millions to condemn the riots in Tehran and other cities and to send a clear warning to foreign-backed rioters.
Though the Iranians gave a resolute response to the Western interference, the Iranian foreign ministry as part of its diplomatic duties for revealed to the public opinion the hypocrisy of the Western leaders. Responding to the German interference in the Iranian affairs, Iran’s Foreign Minister Sayyed Abbas Araghchi said: “You must be shameful. Germany better end its illegal interventions in our region including support to genocide and terrorism.”
The top diplomat further said: “Among other countries, Germany perhaps is in the worst position to address the human rights. Double standards of this country over the past years have damaged any credibility this government has. When Iran crushes the terrorists that kill civilians and police officers, the German chancellor rushes to say violence is an expression of weakness. What does Mr Meretz say about his full support to [Israeli] genocide of over 70,000 Palestinians in Gaza?”
In an X post, Araghchi said that lectures of his German counterpart about human rights and legitimacy are senseless as well because his boss has done nothing to support both.
Attack on Iranian embassy in London
The open European alignment with the riot scenarios in Iran was not limited to media stances and the European officials have launched a diplomatic war against Tehran along with the violence of terrorists.
In recent days, the European Union announced restrictions against Iranian diplomats, a move interpreted as a green line to the anti-Iranian groups outside Iran to attack the Iranian embassies and residences of Iranian diplomats, and people who referred to the Iranian diplomatic missions for consular work.
On Saturday, monarchists attacked the Iranian embassy in London and brought down the Iranian flag, knowing that they will not be prosecuted. Following this raid, the British ambassador to Iran was summoned to the foreign ministry twice, with Iran expressing strong protest at the British government’s failure to protect Iranian diplomatic mission.
Araghchi reportedly addressed his British counterpart, saying that according to the international protocols, Britain is under obligation to ensure security of the Iranian embassy in London. “If Britain fails to do its job of protecting Iranian diplomatic representations officers, Iran will have no choice but mulling evacuating its staff.”
It is noteworthy that in 2011 and after protests at British interference in the Iranian affairs, Britain shut down its embassy in Tehran under the pretext that Iran could not protect its diplomats.
Sanctioning countries are supporters of rioters
Though the riots in Iran considerably subsided and the rightful protesters separated ways from the rioters, the EU Foreign Policy Chief Kaya Kallas in interventionist remarks said that she is ready to “propose further anti-Iranian sanctions against Tehran” in response to the crackdown on the riots. DW reported that a number of Iranian government ministers are likely to be sanctioned by the EU.
Western officials claim that with that they back the so-called protesters using political and economic pressures, but it is actually the Western sanctions that have put on the Iranian shoulders a heavy burden and caused troubles to their economy. That is why some European officials insist that the way to support the Iranians lies in lifting the sanctions not fueling the riots.
Zahra Sultaneh, a member of British House of Commons, in an X message said that across Iran, people are protesting real economic difficulties; difficulties that are mainly aggravated by the US sanctions. So, if London is really worried about the Iranian people, it should opposite the sanctions policy and the imperialist strategies behind it.
Through their interventionist stances, the Western governments accuse Tehran of harsh crackdown on the terrorists while they have a black record of support to the human rights and have always quelled peaceful protests in their countries. These crackdowns on the protests in Europe come while the European protesters never seek regime change or violence. Also, the shameful record of Europeans in support to the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza speaks to the world against them.
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