Von der Leyen maintains her support for regime change in Iran but now vindicates the world order after criticism

In a speech before the plenary session of the European Parliament, the president of the Commission once again defended this Wednesday the change of regime in Iran after the attack of Donald Trump y Benjamin Netanyahubut has now claimed more clearly that the EU must always defend international law.

Von der Leyen began her speech by emphasizing the brutality of the ayatollah regime and highlighting that the war started by the US and Israel opens an opportunity for the democratization of Iran.

“For decades, Ayatollah Ali Jamenei He ruled through repression, violence and fear. Under her rule, Iranians lived under a system that silenced dissent and crushed basic freedoms,” the president highlighted.

“Earlier this year, hundreds of thousands of young Iranians took to the streets to demand a better future. They were met with brutal repression. More than 17,000 were killed as the regime clung to power“, insists Von der Leyen.

“But this regime’s crimes date back decades. It imprisoned and tortured its own citizens. It sponsored terrorism throughout the region and even on European soil. And it provided crucial support to Russia’s brutal war against Ukraine,” he detailed.

“No tears should be shed for such a regime. Many Iranians have celebrated Khamenei’s fall. They hope this moment can open a path to a free Iran. That is what the Iranian people deserve: freedom, dignity and the right to decide their own future,” says the German.

At the same time, Von der Leyen has now specified that adopting a pragmatic position on the Iran war does not mean that the EU must give up continuing to defend a rules-based multilateral world order.

“Seeing the world as it is in no way diminishes our determination to fight for the world we want.”

“The European Union It was founded as a peace project. Our unwavering commitment to the search for peace, to the principles of United Nations Organization and with international law it is as central today as it was in our creation. And we will always defend these principles,” says the German.