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Shkruar nga Gjergj ZefiDiplomacy must speak before weapons...
The protest in Iran is the voice of a society seeking to breathe under a repressive regime, not an invitation to a new war. Support for citizens taking to the streets against state violence is right and necessary, but turning this crisis into a military conflict would be the most serious blow to the protest itself. When weapons speak, diplomacy is silent; and when diplomacy is silent, hope for real change is lost.
The protests that are shaking Iran are a direct call for dignity, freedom and fundamental rights. They are not the product of external manipulation, but the consequence of a long accumulation of political, economic and social injustices. Moral and political support for Iranian citizens is not only legitimate, but also necessary. However, this support must not become an alibi for another military escalation in the Middle East, a region already tired of wars and interventions.
US President Donald Trump's harsh rhetoric, accompanied by signals of force and warnings of "drastic action", risks shifting the focus from the core of the issue: the right of a people to protest without being massacred by their own state. History has shown that military interventions, even when justified in the language of human rights, often end up producing more casualties, more chaos and less democracy.
The example of Venezuela, where the tough confrontation with the Nicolás Maduro regime has turned into a geopolitical power play, should serve as a warning. Sustainable political change is not imposed from the outside with tanks or missiles, but is built through diplomatic pressure, targeted isolation of repressive elites, and structured support for civil society.
At this critical moment, diplomacy must come into play with its full arsenal: smart and coordinated sanctions, international investigations into human rights violations, open channels of dialogue, and a united front between the United States, the European Union, and regional actors. War would drown out the voices of protesters by drowning them out with the sound of bombs; diplomacy, on the contrary, can amplify them at the tables where global decisions are made.
Supporting the protests in Iran and opposing war are not contradictory positions. They are two sides of the same political philosophy: protecting human life and the future of international stability. If the West wants to be on the right side of history, it must choose words, not fire; diplomatic pressure, not military destruction./ Pamphlet
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Patjetër që duhet të ndodh kështu siç rekomandoni Ju. Me siguri këtë rrjedh do marë zhvillimi i situatës. Me pak viktima, me më shumë diplomaci dhe sanksione , regjimi shpërndau 'policinë e moralit', dmth. mbulimi grave nuk është i detyrushëm. Nën një regjim teokratik kjo ështe një fitore domethënëse.