Their benefit is in the loss of the people.
Their benefit is in the loss of the people.
We had previously said that the nuclear case and the vicious cycle that Iran is caught in is a déjà vu for a nation.
Part of the credit for this déjà vu should be given to reminding some obvious facts to some well-known political figures. Fereydoun Abbasi, a former member of parliament, recently wrote on Twitter: We do not forget that 15 years ago, Dr. Massoud Alimohammadi was assassinated. Soon, fruitless negotiations are to be held with three European countries supporting Israel.
How many times must we be bitten from the same hole? Have their positions changed, or will the proponents of the JCPOA repeat past mistakes for the third time and cause damages?
The truth is, I don’t understand what benefit some political figures like Abbasi have in maintaining and presenting Iran as a special and dangerous country.
They always like to lead with the notion in their statements and actions that we are at war or have a great mission that must be completed by enduring these hardships. They have a great interest in portraying Iran as a threat, but a large part of society does not think like them.
We can understand this well by looking at the public’s reception of elections in the past five years, the decreasing gap between protest events, and society’s numbness to events. Surveys conducted on this matter and the changing views of the people are also good sources for understanding this issue. Members of parliament probably have access to these surveys.
To close the path to opening or to advance their political agendas, they suggest that supporters of negotiation are lovers of negotiation.
No, negotiation in itself is not something anyone would want to love for its own sake. What good is fruitless negotiation to these people? Didn’t Mr. Jalili negotiate? What did it bring us other than resolutions? Negotiation is only useful when it has benefits for the nation.
Otherwise, it is just like university philosophy classes, nothing more.
Not understanding that Iran is in a bad situation, almost eliminated from decision-making and influencing the region, and recognized as part of the problem, not the solution, either stems from inattention or is to continue the previous path. There is neither economic strength nor popular support. Who, in these conditions, beats the drum of war or isolation when the abyss is clearly in sight?
The sound of the oppressed and the former middle class being crushed under the pressure of this situation does not require sharp ears.
Being informed of protests and labor gatherings, especially in the field of retirees, does not require clairvoyance either.
To understand Iran’s dire situation, there is no need to read the so-called chain newspapers; listening to the country’s official news and the speeches of the three branches’ leaders shows us how deeply entangled we are in problems. What justification does someone who wants to maintain this situation with thoughts based on their delusions have? Experts, please respond.
In another part of his tweet, Abbasi referred to the certainly fruitless negotiation with European countries and emphasized the supporters of the Zionist regime. If they were not supporters of Israel, we would not have a problem; our negotiations would be fruitful. The speaker and his theoretical descendants believe we must put everything on the line over the issue of Israel. However, the developments of the last 15 months show that Israel is a criminal state, a murderer of defenseless people, and most importantly, a bitter reality in the Middle East that will not be destroyed with this approach.
The countries of the region have also understood this issue, but we resist accepting it. We have no license to sacrifice the lives of 90 million Iranians for this goal. This conflict has been the Arab-Israeli conflict for 80 years and still is.
If we once entered this conflict and today have reached the point where we must reconsider our policy, why should we resist this hard decision?
European countries support Israel, and the Russians are in the same situation. Just a few days ago, an audio file of one of the staff of the General Staff of the Armed Forces was released, which strongly confirmed the old suspicion of turning off Russia’s radars and defense systems during Israel’s attacks on Iranian targets in Syria. The Russians have played completely into Israel’s puzzle in the Middle East security case over the past 15 months.
Now, what should we do? Should we sever the important relations between Iran and Russia because they have important relations with Israel? The Chinese have extensive trade relations with Israel. Are they going to sacrifice that for their relations with us? No, I do not blame the Chinese or the Russians. Unlike us, they consider their national interests as their first and last choice. That is the lesson we should learn from Moscow and Beijing.
It would be good for Saeed Jalili and Fereydoun Abbasi to clarify what damage they are constantly talking about. Is the slowing down of the nuclear program, which we neither have its bomb nor its electricity, a damage, or the loss of the people whom you constantly say we defended their nuclear rights? Suppose the nuclear agreement was a damage. Since 2019, there have been no JCPOA commitments. It’s now five years since then, and we have 60% uranium. You officially and unofficially prevented the revival of the agreement, and now you are obstructing the path of diplomacy.
I wish you would understand that we are forced to solve our issues with Europe and the United States. It does not matter if Abraham Lincoln is the president of the United States or Donald Trump. Just as we need to improve relations and elevate them to a high level with Russia, China, and the Arab countries of the region, we also need normal relations with the West. Make China, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE your model, not Sudan, Syria, the Soviet Union, and Yemen. Keep repeating to yourselves that we are forced to submit to this balance.
Anti-Westernism and Easternism, or vice versa, does not solve any problems for our country. Our situation has become much harder than in 2015 over these 9 years, and if abandoning any policy is seriously proposed, we must reconsider. We are also a country in the region that has an ethical responsibility in this regard, just like other countries, not more. We are not supposed to auction off everything we have for the slogans of people like you. The country was once snake-bitten when the snakes in the nation’s sleeve bit them. This time, we will also try as much as we can to stand against your obvious and hidden sabotage so that we are not bitten from the same hole again.