Leading British peer Lord Carlile has issued his full support for Iranian Resistance rally in Paris on June 13, which he says stands for ‘a unique declaration of unity of purpose in confronting the Iranian regime, its human rights abuses, repression of political dissent, and resistance to internal moderation’.
He also urged European Union powers negotiating with Iran to put their own political disagreements aside so the Iranians cannot seize on them for their own advantage in the P5+1 nuclear talks.
He wrote in the Huffington Post website: “Given the global importance of the Iran nuclear issue, it is important that whatever political disagreements occur between the EU3, as they are called, they do not present the Iranians with an opportunity to seize on them for their own advantage.
“Tehran has already had more than enough advantage in the talks, dealing as it is with soft negotiating positions and concessions on the part of the US. The regime in Tehran can smell weakness, and if there is any sense that the European powers are divided, the P5+1’s leverage risk to diminish still further.
“Apart from more than a decade of over Iran’s nuclear weapons programme, there is a worrying list of regional issues which threaten to spread the consequences of Iran’s destabilising influence even beyond the borders of the Middle East.
“Foremost on the minds of most policy-makers, Iran’s growing presence in Iraq and Syria has not only failed to defeat ISIS, but according to observers has contributed to its recruitment by helping to divide the region along strict sectarian lines.
“The consequence of this is the further growth of both Shiite and Sunni Islamic terrorism on a large scale. And this is a threat that the UK, France, and Germany should all recognise with a common sense of purpose. Threats to global stability and the freedom of entire nations such as are posed by Iran require a firm and united stance.”
He also described the participants taking part in the June 13 rally as ‘united in the fundamental cause of Iranian freedom’, adding: “The event stands each year as a unique declaration of unity of purpose in confronting the Iranian regime, not least on its ongoing human rights abuses, its repression of political dissent, and its intrinsic resistance to internal moderation.
“Simple declarations of support for the Iranian opposition and its message of freedom and democracy for Iran by the British, French, and German governments would have the same powerful effect.
“That support already is well established in prominent political circles in each country, but it remains for Prime Minister David Cameron and his European counterparts to recognise publicly the Iranian people’s desire for change and endorse their struggle for a free, democratic, and truly non-nuclear Iran.”
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