Iran: “Regime obviously no longer has legitimacy,” says Wadephul and threatens sanctions | EUROtoday

Federal Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul (CDU) has denied the Iranian regime’s proper to political management in view of its actions in opposition to demonstrators. “We are hearing that, as in the past, people are not only being captured and being horribly tortured, but there are also shots being fired. There are a large number of deaths,” Wadephul mentioned after assembly with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington on Monday. “And it shows once again: This regime obviously no longer has any legitimacy, no longer has any support among the Iranian people.”

“We call on the regime to immediately stop these measures,” Wadephul continued. The federal authorities will use all alternatives to impose additional sanctions in opposition to the management in Tehran. This additionally consists of placing elements of the regime on the European Union’s terror listing. This has not but been carried out as a result of it requires unanimity within the EU. He known as on Member States to re-examine the difficulty.

“We stand in solidarity with the Iranian people,” Wadephul mentioned. There was a standard understanding with Rubio. Germany and the USA needed to work in the direction of guaranteeing that the G-7 states make a joint assertion.

In response to a query about potential army intervention by the USA, Wadephul referred to the duty of the American authorities and US President Donald Trump for related choices. It is the duty of the American authorities to speak whether or not and when concrete measures can be taken.

In view of the violent crackdown in opposition to the demonstrators, the EU Parliament once more banned all Iranian diplomats and representatives from getting into its buildings. It has determined to “exclude all diplomatic staff and all other representatives of the Islamic Republic of Iran from all premises of the European Parliament,” mentioned Parliament President Roberta Metsola on Monday on