The joint statement from the E3 — France, Germany, and the United Kingdom — is a master class in evasion. “We did not participate in these strikes, but are in close contact with our international partners, including the United States and Israel,” they declared. The text also lists all the references and rationalizations used by Iran hawks — “nuclear program, ballistic missile program, regional destabilization and repression against its own people.”

Not a single reference to the international law that explicitly prohibits aggression. It is particularly Orwellian that the European leaders “urge the Iranian leadership to seek a negotiated solution,” when Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi was literally doing exactly that the day earlier in Geneva.

  • huppakee@piefed.socialEnglish
    6·
    20 hours ago

    I hope both Russia and Iran will get rid of their fascist regime, rather sooner than later. But despite Russia not caring about international law, I do think it held them back when invading Georgia or anexing Crimea. Now any country can do as they please, because if America doesn’t have to follow the rules, why would they? Imagine having to teach a class where everybody has to follow the rules but one kid can do anything he wants - recipe for chaos i tell you. I’m not saying the EU should stand with the Iran, but they should at least point out that America is breaking the rules in the way they are getting rid of this awful regime.

    • bossito@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      18 hours ago

      But who’s following the rules? Not Russia, not Iran, not Azerbaijan, not Sudan, not Rwanda, not Ethiopia… And the list goes on. This is not new. The question is more, why would the US follow them if no one else does and there’s no consequence?

      • plyth@feddit.orgEnglish
        4·
        17 hours ago

        This is backwards. The US is the hegemon. They set the standard. The others don’t follow the rules because the US were breaking them.

        • bossito@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          4 hours ago

          It’s not 1945 anymore, for long that the us is not hegemon, its relative power is smaller every year.

          • plyth@feddit.orgEnglish
            1·
            2 hours ago

            The US is illegally bombing Iran without repercussions. No sanctions from anybody, hardly any criticism from the allies. To me, that’s still a hegemon.

      • huppakee@piefed.socialEnglish
        1·
        16 hours ago

        Totally true, but the us is supposed to be one of the adults, not one of the children. And there isn’t always no consequence, especially if a country like us would recognize the international courts.