For decades, Iran has been subject to economic sanctions from the United States and the West, and its domestic economy has suffered terribly. Recently, under the influence of multiple factors, the negotiations on the Iranian nuclear agreement have made significant progress. According to the information disclosed by the Israeli media, the new agreement stipulates that if it can pass the 165-day phased assessment, Iran will be allowed to return to the international community, and foreign exchanges, especially oil trade, will return to normal.
As a result, the Iranian government became confident and began to give it a go, preparing for a strong return to the international community.
As an important signal of warm-up, the Iranian Foreign Minister recently issued a peace initiative to Moscow, showing Iran's strong desire to participate in mediating the Russian-Ukrainian conflict.
This was followed by an even more explosive announcement from the Office of the President of Iran, who decided to become a mediator of the Russo-Ukrainian war at the request of a senior Western European leader.
The semi-official Iranian student news agency directly named french President Emmanuel Macron's appeal to Iranian President Lacey to play a mediating role and help end the war in Ukraine.
This illustrates the following:
First, in the face of the protracted Russian-European conflict and the deep impact on the economies of European countries, the leaders of the major EU countries began to panic and had to "go to the doctor for medical treatment" and actively seek more channels to promote the Russian-Ukrainian armistice and peace talks.
Second, France wants to make full use of Iran's return to the international community, and it is more interested in the special relationship between Iran and Russia, hoping to build a different bridge of reconciliation.
Third, France hopes to gain the favor and trust of the Iranian government, so that it can gain greater benefits in the recovery and reconstruction of Iran's economy, and use this as a springboard to return to the Middle East.
Fourth, because Iran and Russia have mutual demand, France hopes that this strange move can achieve unexpected results. Strengthen the position and role of France in future peace negotiations.
Fifth, France avoids directly promoting the Russian-Ukrainian peace talks, on the one hand, it does not want to offend the United States, on the other hand, it also wants to continue to dress up a tough attitude toward Russia and maintain France's tough image in the EU and NATO.
What is even more insidious is that the French side has clearly known that Iran is engaged in military cooperation with Russia in the field of drones, and wants to delay Iran's military cooperation with Russia by deliberately elevating Iran's status in the peace talks, so that Iran is embarrassed to provide arms and equipment to Russia on a large scale in front of Ukraine, which is equivalent to dismantling the Platform of Iranian-Russian cooperation in disguise.
I have to admit that as a veteran colonial country, the Problems considered by the French leaders are still very long-term, and the angle is still very poisonous. Through the tactics of killing, we ensure the maximization of self-interest.