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‼️In the following thread I'll discuss the geopolitical importance of the #IranRevoIution and why it's in the EU's own interest to support Iranians in their fight for freedom. @n_roettgen @YeOne_Rhie @weimers @SZ @ISefati @SZ
There are 7 key aspects that need to be discussed:
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@n_roettgen @YeOne_Rhie @weimers @SZ @ISefati 1.A democratic Iran would be a natural ally for the EU and US in a region where democracy and the promotion of human rights are far from the norm. It could be a vital trading partner that does not blackmail other countries to further its own interests via kidnappings and
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@n_roettgen @YeOne_Rhie @weimers @SZ @ISefati execution of foreign nationals, like the Islamic Republic does. Iran has some of the largest oil and gas reserves in the world as well as large amounts of other natural resources, which could help to make the EU less dependent on trade with autocratic regimes.
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@n_roettgen @YeOne_Rhie @weimers @SZ @ISefati 2.With the fall of the Islamic Republic, the main cause for instability in the Middle East would be gone. The regime is involved in Syria, Lebanon, Iraq and various other countries through its proxies and financing of terrorist organizations like Hezbollah and Hamas.
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@n_roettgen @YeOne_Rhie @weimers @SZ @ISefati Its fall would serve to stabilize the Middle East which in turn would directly benefit the EU. For instance, without the mullahs’ funding of terrorist organizations and the destabilizing activities of the IRGC in Iran’s neighboring countries, less people would feel the need to
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@n_roettgen @YeOne_Rhie @weimers @SZ @ISefati make their way to Europe as refugees. This would not only remove a key factor of conflict between EU member states but also take away some of the political leverage that countries like Turkey have to blackmail the EU.
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@n_roettgen @YeOne_Rhie @weimers @SZ @ISefati 3.For many years the Islamic Republic has been in conflict with Israel and has even openly declared its goal to “wipe Israel off the map.” The fall of the regime would remove the constant existential threat to Israel and the two countries could reestablish the peaceful
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@n_roettgen @YeOne_Rhie @weimers @SZ @ISefati diplomatic relations they had before the Islamic Revolution. Indeed, the shared history of Iranians and Israelites goes back over 2500 years, when the Iranian King of Kings Cyrus the Great conquered the city of Babylon in the year 539 BC and allowed the Jewish people
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@n_roettgen @YeOne_Rhie @weimers @SZ @ISefati who were held there to return to their homeland and rebuild their temple.

4.Another key aspect which needs to be considered when discussing the positive impact of the #IranRevoIution on the rest of the world is, that not only middle eastern but also western countries
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@n_roettgen @YeOne_Rhie @weimers @SZ @ISefati would become safer, especially for the Iranian and Israeli diaspora. The Islamic Republic is known for threatening, kidnapping and outright murdering Iranians who live abroad. Furthermore, both Swedish and German citizens are currently facing imminent execution in Iran.
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@n_roettgen @YeOne_Rhie @weimers @SZ @ISefati There are also investigations into attacks on synagogues in Germany which are believed to be linked to the IRGC. Considering Germany’s history, the federal government should feel an even stronger incentive to support the #IranRevoIution
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@n_roettgen @YeOne_Rhie @weimers @SZ @ISefati against a regime that intends to destroy Israel, participates in holocaust denial and threatens Jewish people around the world.

5.For years, the future implications of Chinese imperialism and economic expansionism have worried western policy makers.
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@n_roettgen @YeOne_Rhie @weimers @SZ @ISefati Under the rule of the Ayatollahs, Iran has become a key strategic ally of the CCP in the Middle East. After the IR's current president, Ebrahim Raisi, took office, China and the Islamic Republic signed a 25-year deal that grants China far-reaching rights to exploit Iran’s
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@n_roettgen @YeOne_Rhie @weimers @SZ @ISefati vast natural resources as well as to station military within Iran’s borders. Taking the side of the Iranian people and supporting their overthrow of the mullahs’ dictatorship would therefore serve to counteract Chinese imperialism and political influence in the Middle East.
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@n_roettgen @YeOne_Rhie @weimers @SZ @ISefati 6. In the last two decades, the West has faced a clear credibility problem when it comes to the support of democracy and human rights. This is a multi-facetted issue, however, two main reasons for this have been the Iraq-War in
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@n_roettgen @YeOne_Rhie @weimers @SZ @ISefati 2003 and the West’s continuous strengthening of diplomatic and economic ties with autocratic regimes such as the IRI, China and Russia. Through supporting a democratic revolution that comes from within Iran and promotes equal rights for all citizens as well as
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@n_roettgen @YeOne_Rhie @weimers @SZ @ISefati peaceful relations with other countries, the West could regain some of the credibility it may once have had on the international stage when it comes to the upholding of human rights and democracy.

7.Last but not least, the overthrow of a dictatorship and tightly controlled
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@n_roettgen @YeOne_Rhie @weimers @SZ @ISefati police state like the IRI that seeks to control all sectors of society, could serve as a precedent and inspire future revolutionary movements in other countries that are currently being ruled by autocratic regimes. It could be a beacon of hope for the people of Afghanistan
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@n_roettgen @YeOne_Rhie @weimers @SZ @ISefati and numerous other countries who wish to live in a democratic state that is part of the international community and respects their dignity and human rights.

There is a deep wish for democracy in Iran which has grown ever since at least the Constitutional Revolution in the
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@n_roettgen @YeOne_Rhie @weimers @SZ @ISefati beginning of the 20th century. It is time for the West to recognize that there is no going back to the status quo with the Islamic Republic and that the positive impact of the establishment of a democracy in Iran will reach far beyond the country’s own borders.

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