THREAD 1/6: Due to its proximity to Iran and its significant energy demands, Europe is highly exposed to international security risks and costs produced by the Islamic Republic, as reflected by its current security situation featuring numerous ongoing crises & challenges: 
2/6: Across Europe, promotion of Islamic extremism and planning and perpetration of assassination & terror plots; at Europe’s borders, millions of migrants from countries torn apart by #IRGCterrorists; in Ukraine, provision of military assistance in support of Russian aggression;
3/6: in diplomacy, blackmail by nuclear proliferation and hostage-taking; in energy, an unreliable and largely unavailable supply partner; and in commerce, an economic market that is neither attractive nor safe as a target for trade or investment.
4/6: At such a time when #IranRevoIution is advancing and Iranians are fighting to reclaim Iran from the Islamic Republic, it is politically irresponsible not to anticipate a change of regime in Iran and short-sighted to engage the Islamic Republic rather than its opposition.
5/6: Establishment of a secular democracy in Iran - which would behave naturally very differently than the regime - would solve many of Europe’s prevailing security issues instantly and afford opportunities for resolution of others through cooperation based on mutual interests.
6/6: Europe’s strategic posture toward Iran should focus on engaging & empowering the Iranian people while isolating & weakening the Islamic Republic – doing otherwise is not just betting on a dead horse; it is working against the current & future security interests of Europe.
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