Why it matters:
Iran's top diplomat is publicly declaring Europe geopolitically irrelevant. By framing the EU as "confused" and "aimless," Tehran is signaling a strategic shift away from Western mediators, placing its bets instead on regional allies who it says are "far more effective" than the empty-handed E3.
Zoom in:
- 1970: Year Iran joined the NPT, used to stress its long-standing legal rights.
- European countries in the E3 (U.K., France, Germany) now described as "peripheral."
- The specific EU nation called out by Araghchi, Germany, for surrendering its policy to Israel.
Zoom out:
Araghchi’s "Munich Circus" jab is more than rhetoric. It reflects Tehran's assessment that Europe has no independent strategic weight left in West Asia. The reference to Germany’s policy shift is a pointed critique of Berlin’s unconditional alignment with Israel, which Iran notes has nullified any pretense of European neutrality in the region.
What he's saying:
In a stark assessment posted on social media, the Iranian Foreign Minister argued that Europe's "paralysis and irrelevance" is now on full display in the nuclear talks. Once a "key interlocutor," he stated that Europe is now "nowhere to be seen," leaving Iran to rely on regional partners who understand the dynamics better than a "peripheral" E3.
Hossein Amiri - seyed mohammad kazemi
