He recognises that Iran is a complex and diverse reality, without discounting that a sizeable minority of Iranian society still supports the murderous regime. In his role as Vice President of the European Parliament’s Delegation for Relations with Iran, Attard has championed human rights in Iran, pushed resolutions condemning repression, advocated targeted sanctions, and crucially called for the IRGC’s designation as a terrorist group. He has also engaged Iranian diaspora communities, urging the EU to link diplomacy to accountability and rights. “In the absence of military intervention, it was hard to imagine change in Iran. “Iran before 1979, despite being itself repressive, was a sort of cultural beacon for the rest of the region,” Attard says.

Source: Libya Today March 04, 2026 05:06 UTC