SAEDNEWS: As diplomatic channels flicker open after the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities, European and Iranian officials appear locked in a clash of tone and expectations, with Tehran signaling defiance and recalibrated alliances beyond the West.
According to Saed News, recent phone conversations between the foreign ministers of Iran and the European trio—Britain, France, and Germany—revealed deep dissonance. Europe, backed by the threat of reactivating UN sanctions under the “snapback” mechanism, seeks to fast-track a renewed deal. Iran, however, is firm on reviving diplomacy only on terms that offer “mutual benefit” and reject pressure. Shargh daily described the exchange not as a revival of diplomacy but as a “mirror of confusion,” warning that continued punitive rhetoric could stall trust-building efforts.
Meanwhile, Iranian diplomacy is shifting gears eastward. During a visit to Beijing, senior diplomat Abbas Araghchi called for coordinated resistance against what Tehran views as Western aggression. Sobh-e-No noted that his message—delivered alongside Chinese and Russian counterparts—underscored Iran’s pivot away from reliance on the West and toward solidarity with powers critical of U.S.-Israeli policies. This realignment, Iran hopes, will blunt the impact of isolation and send a signal of resilience.
Javan daily, echoing Iran’s cautious stance, asserted that Tehran still holds “a strong hand” despite the recent military strikes. It argued that both logic and military deterrence back Iran’s negotiating position, dismissing claims from the U.S. and Europe that Iran is now in a weakened posture.
In a starkly critical editorial, Donya-e-Eqtesad accused Washington of abandoning all pretense of legality by joining Israel in the attacks—actions that struck sites under international inspection and violated both the spirit and letter of UN Resolution 487. The editorial accused the U.S. of “complicity in crime” and argued that Iran’s regional counterattacks, including strikes on Israeli targets, were a direct response to this breach of international law.
As European capitals call for renewed negotiations, Tehran appears unwilling to return under duress, instead leveraging global discontent with U.S. unilateralism—and escalating its campaign to reframe the nuclear crisis as a matter of sovereign defense rather than noncompliance.
