EU-IRANIAN RELATIONSHIP
The European Union
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Recognition
by the US as the diplomatic
actor of choice in Europe and its adjacent areas, leading to the integration of
Israel
into Club Med.
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EU
has an inherent interest in the integration of the Muslim world into the
international community
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Forging
a comprehensive peace in the Middle East is of
paramount importance to European security and considered a requirement for the
transformation of the EU from a global actor to a world power
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Securing
the extended boundaries of the European Union in respect of the potential and
ultimate integration of Turkey,
whose flank the United
States has been massaging rather well.
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The
extension of a strategic energy partnership to Iran
in respect of a putative democratic peace in Eurasia.
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Renewal
and modernisation of the inspection partnership between Euratom-IAEA, a sine
qua non for denying the US
the opportunity for organising European Defence under NATO and its nuclear
planning group.
IRAN
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Maintain
regime stability and authority of the clerical establishment.
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Creation
of employment, economic growth and investments.
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Recognition
of role in the Persian Gulf.
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Refashion
the Middle East using the Shia crescent as
lever.
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Asserting
a positive role in the Middle East in respect of an end to religious wars
around the Mediterranean.
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Leverage
the modernisation of the economy, congruent with Iran’s
geopolitical pivotal position between Europe and Asia
and the needs of a new international environment.
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Maximise
revenues from the creation of a gas cartel.
