As Israeli and American forces took awe-inspiring steps to cripple Iran’s nuclear weapons program and weaken the Islamic Republic’s regional power projection, the leaders of the EU3 — France, Germany, and the United Kingdom — have been busy smiling across negotiating tables, scheming behind closed doors to help the regime survive. The governments of the EU3 are now in direct negotiations with Iran; both sides are apparently pleased with how things are progressing. What is the goal of these talks? It is not peace, not justice, and certainly not about protecting the world from nuclear blackmail. No, the objective is to ensure that the snapback sanctions, the most powerful tool to constrain Iran, are not reimposed.
