The UN and EU's Horrific Appeasement of the Iranian Regime's Tyranny, Betrayal of the Iranian People

by Majid Rafizadeh
August 1, 2026 at 5:00 am

https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/22761/eu-iran-appeasement

• The regime is murdering its youth, including two young men who were only offering help to fleeing protesters. At least 26 people linked to those protests have been hanged after trials marked by torture and forced confessions, while dozens more – in a terror state determined to instill fear – remain at urgent risk.

• The only countries taking meaningful action, or even expressing disapproval of this regime and its atrocities, are the United States and Israel. The United Nations and the European Union, which endlessly lecture the world about human rights and vilify Israel for defending not only itself but them, have offered effectively no objections.

• The "No to Execution Tuesdays" campaign has spread to nearly 60 prisons across Iran, marking over 130 consecutive weeks of protest. The prisoners know the risks of protesting — further isolation, denial of medical care, or accelerated hangings — nonetheless they refuse to stay silent.

• Contrast this to the swift, fierce international outcry whenever Israel defends itself and Western civilization against barbarities. You will find an unfailing avalanche of pompous statements, condemnations and resolutions. When Iran executes protesters in public squares, tortures prisoners, and arms Russia's war machine, the response consists of muted expressions of "grave concern." The UN issues calls for moratoriums, which Iran, of course, ignores.

• Iranian embassies and consulates remain open across Europe; European diplomats continue operating in Tehran. Diplomatic relations proceed as if the regime were a normal partner rather than an outsized human rights abuser and massive state sponsor of terrorism.

• Concrete action requires, first, expelling all Iranian diplomats and closing down all Iranian embassies and consulates in Europe. These facilities, which simply function as operational bases for the IRGC and intelligence networks, must be shut down.

• Second, European countries should simultaneously close their own embassies in Iran and impose a complete halt to trade with Iran. A civilized country does not do business with a tyranny that publicly hangs protesters, runs show trials, and tortures prisoners.

• Third, provide full support — particularly military and economic where needed — to the United States and Israel in confronting Iran's regime. This is not merely a regional dispute; Iran is dedicated to bringing down democracy, freedom, and international peace. Iran's regime exports nothing but a theocratic dictatorship, terror and death.