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"Mr President, despite warnings from critics, it is right to welcome the P5+1 diplomatic breakthrough in concluding a nuclear deal with Iran, and I extend my congratulations to High Representative Mogherini. The alternatives – military, in particular – were unrealistic and had the potential to cause further fall-out in an already destabilised region.
We should not allow a new-found cooperation with Iran, however, to blind us from past experience. The regime in Iran is no stranger to being economical with the truth, and it will be the enforcement and verification measures of the deal that will judge it to have been a success or failure.
Ensuring that Iran complies with the terms agreed and being prepared to swiftly reimpose EU economic sanctions are absolutely crucial. The deal should also not deter the EU and its Member States from criticising Iran where necessary. Its continued human rights abuses and sponsorship of terrorism have not been tamed by the so-called moderate President Rouhani. Under his leadership, the number of executions, including of political dissenters and minorities, has soared, with the average now standing at around two per day. We in my Group rightly and readily condemn the barbarity of ISIS, but the Iranian regime – ISIS’ mortal enemy – is only marginally better. Furthermore, we cannot ignore Iran’s funding of groups such as Hamas and Hezbollah and its continued stoking of sectarian power plays in Lebanon, Syria and Bahrain.
The migrant crisis has illustrated to us that Europe cannot exist in isolation in a globalised world. It is difficult to shield ourselves in Europe from the events and problems of the Middle East, but we must not let this deal allow Iran to cause us further mischief. The UK – my country – has just reopened its embassy in Tehran, so it is probably now time for a small EU delegation there too."@en1
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