چکیده:
The Iran-Europe relations have always been marked with ups and downs. At some points، Iran viewed Europe as an actor replacing the US and tried to tab Europe's political and economical capacities. However، in the end، a number of developments impeded the way and held up rapprochement between the two sides. This paper tries to shed light on the developments in the relationship between Iran and Europe. Moreover، it identifies and analyses obstacles and factors، which impair the relationship. Finally، it proposes ways and means for improving it.
خلاصه ماشینی:
57-88 Introduction Iran and most European countries enjoyed old-aged political, economical, and cultural relations, which have undergone changes as a result of modifications to situations at the bilateral, regional, and international levels.
On the other hand, Iran's need in capital and technology transfer and Europe's need in energy and markets created a situation conducive to enhanced economic and commercial relations between Iran and the powerful European countries.
On the other hand, the Islamic Republic of Iran tried, as well, to distintignuish between political and economic relations, and on such a basis embarked on creating the necessary contexts for enhancing its position through the expansion of economic relationships with some of the European powers.
This development, coupled with the policy that the Ahmadinejad government adopted vis-à-vis the West, led to the reference of Iran’s nuclear file to the Security Council, which adopted four resolutions against Iran from June 2006 to March 2008, thereby imposing sanctions on the country.
Europe in Iran’s Foreign Policy The political and international role of the European Union and the fact that two of its members (France and Britain) have permanent seats in the Security Council, bestow upon Europe an important place in international relations.
Given the outcome of these relations in the past decades, there are different views as to the present situation and its future: some emphasize the good and expansive relationship with the EU as one of the important options in Iran’s foreign policy; others, however, express doubt about the EU’s serious willingness in establishing a sustainable and institutional relationship with Iran and stress the need for revising the relations with Europe and seeking alternatives.