The USA are already out, Iran is threatening, but the EU-States want to save the nuclear deal. You have the Power to do so? In Brussels, the EU seeks solutions and receives a surprise guest.
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Fear of war in the Middle East is growing
With surprise guests, there is such a thing. Sometimes you’re happy sometimes you look but also skeptical of the uninvited guest.
On the surprise visit to Mike Pompeos the Latter is more like it. In the night of Monday it became known that the US Secretary of state would be loading on his trip to Russia a spontaneous stopover in Brussels to talk with his colleagues from Germany, great Britain and France and with the EU foreign representative, Federica Mogherini, on the nuclear deal with Iran.
In the Morning on the sidelines of the meeting of EU foreign Ministers in Brussels, Mogherini was reserved, of Course, Mr. Pompeo welcome. We have a full Agenda and needs to be seen in the course of the day, whether and how one could organize a Meeting. And the German foreign Minister Heiko Maas said: “we will have to see how these conversations come about.”
Maas: the EU and the USA pursue the same goals
The conversations with Pompeo, came the. Maas said after his Tête-à-Tête with the US Secretary of state also has a positive effect on the visitor: Yes, the EU and the US were “different ways”, would have “different views”, with regards to the nuclear deal with Iran, but pursue the same goals: “no nuclear weapons for Iran and a different role of Iran in the Region”.
The German foreign Minister Heiko Maas with his U.S. counterpart Mike Pompeo in Brussels
But what wanted to achieve Mike Pompeo presumably, namely the EU-to convince colleagues to support the hard line of the U.S. Americans towards Iran, he has not managed. Pompeo self-expressed to his visit, in Brussels, to hear, however, was that he had seen – at least metaphorically – with a photo of yourself, surrounded by the European colleagues, the plane is a Symbol of the Unity between the representatives of the EU and the United States, he was denied not only figuratively, but also verbally would be increased.
Because the EU-States more committed to the nuclear agreement with Iran. An attitude that has not changed since the departure of the Americans from the Iran Deal.
A year ago, the United States had unilaterally declared its withdrawal from the agreement. And, although Iran had not violated according to observers, the conditions. The allegation of the United States, The Land of concern in the Region for restlessness and support terrorists.
Last week, Iran had threatened, in its turn, after the expiration of a 60-day period from 2015 closed Deal out of this. The reason was that the US threatened after their exit from the Deal, foreign companies with sanctions if they continue to trade with Iran. For the countries of the EU with a Dilemma: the content of the agreement is that Iran will be liberated from its economic Isolation, trade should be easier.
Federica Mogherini: “It is always better to talk than not to talk”.
The European Union is now sitting between the chairs: The member States have to try and trade relations with Iran to maintain – without the USA too much. The fact is that Iran should withdraw from the agreement, could include the country, the program to build an atomic bomb, a project which was set in Iran in the Wake of the Nuclear deal.
“The Central pillar for security in the Region”
Just as in the US, the EU member States see the Iran critical. “We are with the role in Syria does not agree, also not with the ball missile program ballistic,” says the German foreign Minister Heiko Maas, on the sidelines of the EU foreign Ministers ‘ meeting. Federica Mogherini stressed that the EU can see in the dialogue “is the only and best way”, differing views between the EU and Iran. “Any escalation must be avoided.” The Deal with Iran will remain a “Central pillar for security in the Region.”
Both Mogherini, as well as Maas made it clear that the EU is doing everything it can to on the nuclear deal with Iran. No one wants the country to come into the possession of a nuclear bomb. “The purpose of this agreement, and the agreement has not yet been reached,” says Maas. In spite of the demonstrative Unity between the EU States of their diplomatic Attempts, so far, inconclusive. This is also why the risk is not excluded, that the United States could force a war with Iran, in order to ensure there is a regime change. The Power of the EU in this case is very limited.
Away from the meeting in Brussels, reports of alleged acts of sabotage against merchant ships in the Gulf of Oman incite in addition, the fear that the situation could further exacerbate. The fact that the Situation could escalate, warned in Brussels, the British foreign Minister, Jeremy Hunt: “We are extremely concerned that it could come Accidentally to a conflict. With an escalation, which is wanted by neither side.”