Can Europe Regain Iran Diplomacy ?

The unfolding United States-Iran talks present a critical juncture, yet the European Union finds itself in a disconcerting state of diplomatic inertia, its once dynamic engagement reduced to that of an observer. This passivity should galvanise Social Democrats, whose political lineage is deeply intertwined with the EU’s history of proactive diplomacy with Iran. Figures such as Catherine Ashton, who skilfully navigated the P5+1 negotiations, Federica Mogherini, the architect of the landmark 2015 nuclear deal, and Hannes Swoboda, whose groundbreaking 2013 visit to Tehran championed dialogue over isolation, all embody this legacy.