Tehran University Professor Mehdi Khanalizadeh: Iran Needs to Declare War on Europe; History Shows Two Examples of Appeasement Leading to War – Chamberlain and Hitler, and Araghchi and Trump
Khanalizadeh said Iran must improve its strategy against those who validated military options against it; otherwise, further negotiations would only lead to more bombings on Iran. He added that history shows two examples of appeasement leading to war: Chamberlain and Hitler, and, in his words, Araghchi and Trump.
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