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Source: https://www.israelhayom.com/opinions/europe-is-waking-from-its-torpor/
Is Europe Waking Up to the Iranian Threat?
(Israel Hayom) Amb. Freddy Eytan - For many decades, liberal Europe naively believed that diplomatic dialogue with the Islamist regime in Iran would be the best way to get the Revolutionary Guards to renounce terror and international terrorism. They were unaware that the Revolutionary Guards are bloodthirsty terrorists responsible for the deaths of numerous French and American citizens, among others. Attacks were even thwarted on European soil at the last minute, thanks to valuable intelligence and warnings provided by Mossad. In January 2026, everything changed. Demonstrations across Iran transformed into an unprecedented popular movement against the mullahs' regime. The authorities responded forcefully. The toll is very heavy: 30,000 killed and tens of thousands wounded. European reactions are mixed. The Iranian government is politely asked to refrain from violence. In the streets of Paris, London, and Rome, the only sporadic demonstrations are from the Iranian diaspora. A scandalous double game persists. Protests will only be held in the streets against Israelis and in support of Palestinians. The Europeans waited three weeks before finally adding the Iranian Revolutionary Guards to the list of terrorist organizations. Certainly, this is an important decision, but a resumption of negotiations between the Americans and Iran will indefinitely postpone the fall of the mullahs' regime. The writer, a researcher at the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs, is a former Foreign Ministry senior adviser who was Israel's first ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania.