Announcing quarantine extension in Spain with verses from the famous Iranian poet

This is a quotation from the Prime Minister of Spain who considers himself to be a socialist. He recited the following poem by Saadi:

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In his speech, the Prime Minister of Spain recited a poem by Saadi to extend the three-week quarantine in this country.

 



According to Sputnik, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, who appeared in front of the television cameras to extend the quarantine in this country, resorted to the verses of the famous Iranian poet Saadi in order to arouse the sympathy of the people of his country in these difficult circumstance

Speaking at the La Mongolia Prime Minister’s Palace to announce a three-week quarantine for the Spanish people, Sanchez said: “A poem by Saadi, a famous Iranian poet, is written at the entrance to the UN building. “.

“This is exactly the situation in the world today, where all people must face the current crisis in Corona as a single body,” said the head of Spain’s central government. The Prime Minister of Spain emphasized that humanity by consensus forms a body, each of which is a member of this body and in unity and solidarity causes this body to work.

Sanchez also referred to the continuation of this poem by Saadi and reminded: “In the face of the hardships of others, don’t worry, don’t let people call you by your name”.

According to official figures, the total number of people infected with the coronavirus in Spain to date is 124,736, and the death toll is 11,744.

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Sending medical supplies to Iran: when Europe defies sanctions, this form of “American imperialism”

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The Europeans have sent medical supplies to Iran. They have bypassed, for the first time, via the Instex mechanism, the American sanctions imposed on the world by the extraterritoriality of US law. A first exchange that calls others, at the risk of upsetting Trump, explains to Sputnik’s microphone Hervé Ghannad, a specialist in Iran.

Many observers believe that the post-coronavirus world will see major geostrategic shifts. For the moment, all that is only speculation, but certain political decisions provide some reading keys. The first delivery of medical equipment from France, Germany and the United Kingdom to Iran on March 31 goes in this direction.

“France, Germany and the United Kingdom confirm that Instex has successfully completed its first transaction, thereby enabling the export of medical equipment from Europe to Iran,” said the German Foreign Ministry in a statement.

But what is Instex? On the Quai d´Orsay site, it is defined as “special vehicle to facilitate legitimate business transactions between European economic players and Iran”

Finally ! The European mechanism for transporting medical equipment to Iran is active. The honor of Europe is to come to the aid of people who are suffering, whoever their leaders may be. #Instex #Iran # COVID19 https://t.co/zhPlfTUmag
– Nathalie Loiseau (@NathalieLoiseau) March 31, 2020

In less technocratic language, Hervé Ghannad, academic director of the Weller International Business School, author of the thesis “Identity and foreign policy of Iran”, defines him at the microphone of Sputnik as “a measure to circumvent the American embargo and continue to trade with Iran” It was created in January 2019, but had never been used until March 31.
“Instex will work on other transactions”
Given the current international environment, this first transaction is fraught with meaning. Recall that on March 19, the United States imposed new sanctions on Iran, which was then one of the five countries most affected by the pandemic, during the coronavirus crisis. A strong sign from Washington that it does not want to ease the pressure on Tehran. And yet, Europeans still reached out to the land of the mullahs.
An equally symbolic sign, as it breaks with the traditional alignment of Europeans with Iranian policy in Washington. Indeed, since the American withdrawal from the Iranian nuclear agreement, the European chancelleries signatories to the agreement were in a delicate position vis-à-vis Iran. They were against the suspension of the agreement, but could only take note of Donald Trump’s decision, due to the extraterritoriality of American law. Why then did you wait more than a year to start this Instex mechanism? Several elements of response come into account:

“Europe is a snail and it is going slowly. Europeans were taken aback by the violence and speed of decision-making by Donald Trump and putting in place such mechanisms takes a long time, “underlines Hervé Ghannad.

Without giving more details and even if this first transaction concerns only medical equipment, the German Foreign Ministry indicated that “Instex will work on other transactions“With Iran and”continue to develop this mechanism” Are we to understand that the Europeans and the Iranians are at the dawn of a new start in their relations?

“Iran is an important partner for Europe and Europeans have never digested this extraterritoriality, which is ultimately a kind of American imperialism. We have lost huge markets in Iran and many companies, especially French, have been convicted under this extra-territorial “law”. Trading via Instex with Iran is a form of revenge on Donald Trump, “said Hervé Ghannad at the Sputnik microphone.

According to him, Europeans see a double standard being banned from trading with Iran on the pretext that this country is financing terrorism in the region, while the United States has very strong links with the Saudi Arabia or other dubious regimes, also accused of supporting terrorist groups.

Collateral effect of the coronavirus which will have successfully unblocked INSTEX, a barter mechanism, between the EU and Iran. A first exchange concerns drugs.

– Christian Chesnot (@cchesnot) March 31, 2020

Iran remains a buoyant market and Europeans see no harm in trading with it in certain areas. In addition, some countries have traditionally strong bilateral ties with Iran and would be happy to do without American oversight, France first.
The coronavirus, accelerator of geostrategic particles
Roland Marchal, a French hostage in Iran, was released on March 20 by Tehran in exchange for the release of the Iranian Jalal Rohollahnejad, wanted by the United States. The Instex mechanism is more broadly part of this desire for independence of European foreign policies vis-à-vis the United States.

“This mechanism is also a response to Donald Trump, who is often the first to criticize the unity and efficiency of European bodies and Europeans in general,” said Hervé Ghannad.

While the United States has not only refused to lift sanctions against Iran, but has made them worse, the delivery of medical supplies from Europeans to Iran is also a way for Europe to “defend his humanist identity“Says Ghannad.
In the end, this shipment to Iran is a way for Europeans, who “bet on the imminent fall of Donald Trump”, to reaffirm their disagreements with him and to try to save the agreement as best he can. of Vienna on Iranian nuclear power. Especially since with the masses of people infected with coronavirus in the United States, now the most affected country, “it’s not a priority for Trump to put pressure on Europeans on this issue.“