Nournews, a news outlet affiliated with Iran's state apparatus, has published a sharp analysis titled "Europe's Foreign Policy: Between Claim and Reality," examining the European Union's stance regarding the recent preliminary understanding between Iran and the United States. Citing a source inside the first paragraph, the report describes the European position as a "symbol of the decline and exhaustion of the Western structure."
According to Nournews, while European countries have reacted to the Iran-U.S. deal with "conditional welcome," their approach reveals a "challenge to the independence of foreign policy and a reduction in the Union's influence in global equations." The report argues that European actions signify a "repetition of a worn-out pattern of power display" rather than effective international role-playing.
Contradictory Claims and a Worn-Out Power Display
The analysis points to recent statements by European officials, including European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, who insisted on "real changes in behavior" from Iran before lifting sanctions. Nournews criticizes this stance, arguing that while Europe claims its sanctions framework is based on human rights and weapons of mass destruction, these measures primarily target Iran's nuclear program—contrary to international law and the NPT.
Furthermore, the report notes that Europe has remained silent regarding admissions by the Mossad and U.S. intelligence agencies of extensive "kill and destruction operations" inside Iran over recent years. Nournews asserts that Europe cannot claim to be a defender of human rights while ignoring such confessions and continuing to reproduce "false narratives against Iran."
Crisis of Legitimacy and Exclusion from Global Equations
The Iranian-state affiliated media outlet further accuses Europe of losing its moral authority by remaining silent on Israeli regime crimes in Gaza and Lebanon, as well as joint U.S.-Israeli aggressions against Iranian nuclear facilities. The report states that Europe has effectively become an "accomplice to these crimes" and has "lost the right to speak of human rights."
Nournews attributes Europe's decline to "irrational behavior" and the "handing over of its independence to the U.S. and the Zionist lobby." It describes the current European leadership as "small-scale political figures" lacking sufficient legitimacy even within their own countries, which has exacerbated economic, political, and security crises. The report concludes that Europe has been "gradually eliminated from effective role-playing in the world arena," to the point where it no longer plays a decisive role even in relations with its longtime ally, the United States.
The End of Bullying and the Need for a Change in Approach
In its concluding remarks, the analysis emphasizes that the "era of irrational bullying has ended," noting that Iran will not succumb to pressure and that the international community will no longer accept such behavior. Nournews warns that European countries must recognize that "actions without cost have come to an end."
The report highlights that the security of vital energy routes, including the Strait of Hormuz, will be defined based on new rules and Iran's national interests. European countries are urged to "distance themselves from dependence on the U.S. and the Zionist lobby" and to abandon past interventionist approaches. Nournews asserts that sanctions and threats have "expired" and that Europe must take a path toward confidence-building with Iran.
"Europe currently has no role in the ongoing negotiations and has been excluded from the decision-making scene," the report concludes. "To return to global equations, it is forced to change its behavior, a change that must include ending its dependence on the U.S. and the Zionist lobby."