The organizers withdrew invitations for the Islamic Republic but allowed the exiled shah\u2019s son to attend<\/p>\n
The Munich Security Conference (MSC) \u2013 once a serious international event \u2013 has become a circus that puts \u201cperformance over substance,\u201d Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said.
\nThis year\u2019s organizers withdrew invitations for senior Iranian officials following violent riots that gripped the Islamic Republic. Instead, the MSC invited Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of Iran\u2019s late US-backed shah, who was toppled in the 1979 Islamic Revolution, to speak.
\nPahlavi used the occasion to call on the West to bring about regime change in Iran, attend a rally, and give an interview to Reuters, urging the US to bomb his country instead of holding talks.<\/p>\n
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\u201cSad to see the usually serious Munich Security Conference turned into the \u2018Munich Circus\u2019 when it comes to Iran,\u201d Araghchi said in a series of posts on X on Saturday. \u201cThe EU appears confused, rooted in an inability to understand what is happening inside Iran\u2026 An aimless EU has lost all geopolitical weight in our region.\u201d<\/p>\n
– The EU appears confused, rooted in an inability to understand what is happening inside Iran;- Strategically, an aimless EU has lost all geopolitical weight in our region;- Germany, specifically, is leading the way in wholly surrendering its regional policy to Israel.\u2014 Seyed Abbas Araghchi (@araghchi) February 14, 2026 <\/p>\n
\u201cEurope\u2019s overall trajectory is dire, to say the least,\u201d the foreign minister added. The bloc is \u201can empty-handed and peripheral\u201d force that is irrelevant to any serious international talks, particularly on the Iranian nuclear program.<\/p>\n
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US readies for potential weeks-long Iran military op \u2013 Reuters<\/p>\n
Washington is seeking to pressure Iran into accepting a new nuclear deal, after US President Donald Trump unilaterally withdrew from the 2015 agreement (JCPOA) during his first term, reimposing sanctions on Iran.
\nThe decades of US sanctions were the primary driver of the country\u2019s economic deterioration, which caused the initial protests late last year. The initial peaceful protest quickly escalated into widespread violence, claiming over 3,000 lives, with Iran accusing the US and Israel of fueling the unrest.
\nEarlier this week, Trump described regime change in the Islamic Republic as \u201cthe best thing that could happen.\u201d Moscow has called the escalation between the two nations \u201cpotentially explosive\u201d and called for a peaceful solution.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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