Abbas Araghchi, the new FM, said, “The Islamic Republic of Iran welcomes the development of relations with the European Union in an environment based on mutual respect.”  Just remember, “mutual respect” doesn’t mean mutual respect like an English speaking person knows the phrase.  Iranian official have used this phrase for years, and it means “We can throw our weight around and be the regional power, just like the U.S. is a regional power.”  Of course, how Iran has become a regional power is not through mutual respect to its neighbors but through intimidation, military threats, proxies, terrorism, expansion of the Shia Crescent, proliferation, etc.  See “Iran’s new FM urges dialogue with EU, claims ‘right’ to retaliate for Haniyeh killing,” Times of Israel, 8-23-24.

“Iranian hackers targeted WhatsApp accounts of staff in Biden, Trump administrations, Meta says,” Politico, 8-23-24.