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The High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy in the European Union, Josep Borrell, said in an interview with Euronews that the assassination of prominent Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh last week near Tehran would pose obstacles to reactivating the Iranian nuclear deal. Fakhrizadeh, who was head of the Iranian Defense Ministry’s Research and Innovation Organization (SPND), was killed on Friday in an attack that the Islamic Republic said Israel was behind, in an accusation the Hebrew state did not comment on.
In another matter related to the relations between the European Union and the United States, the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy in the European Union considered that there are hopes of “arriving with the president-elect of the United States, Joe Biden, to reach a formula aimed at reviving the Iranian nuclear deal that left the administration of President Donald Trump. ” Adding that “it is feared that the assassination that affected the Iranian nuclear scientist will undermine the achievement of the desired ambitions in this regard,” as the European official, Josep Borrell, pointed out that “the party that perpetrated the assassination seeks an escalation of the conflict.” Saying.
For this, Josep Borrell said that “he is also working on a strategy to implement policies whose general frameworks are defined and find ways in which the European Union wants to enable the basis of cooperation with the new US administration,” explaining that “he believes that the differences will not disappear overnight ”, while acknowledging“ Trade problems between the two sides will inevitably remain a point of friction ”.
In this context, Borrell acknowledged, “Democrats also have a certain tendency to defend protectionist measures.” “Everyone is using trade today as a weapon in this geopolitical battle,” he added. But he hoped that “all parties can” sit down and talk. “
Regarding Turkey, the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy in the European Union, Josep Borrell, explained that “the course of the situation has not developed very well”, nor did he confirm the issue of imposing “sanctions on Ankara”. considering at the same time that this measure “is now in the hands of the leaders.” The European Union to take the next necessary steps with Turkey. “
