In a post on his X account on Saturday, Araqchi expressed frustration with Europe’s declining strategic weight and coherence in dealing with Iran. He stated that the Munich Security Conference has drifted from substance to spectacle.

“Sad to see the usually serious Munich Security Conference turned into the ‘Munich Circus’ when it comes to Iran. This decline, with performance preferred over substance, holds important messages: The EU appears confused, rooted in an inability to understand what is happening inside Iran; Strategically, an aimless EU has lost all geopolitical weight in our region; Germany, specifically, is leading the way in wholly surrendering its regional policy to Israel,” he said.

“Europe's overall trajectory is dire, to say the least,” Araqchi noted, adding, “What does this all mean, in practical terms? The paralysis and irrelevance of the EU/E3 is displayed in the dynamics surrounding the current talks over Iran's nuclear program.”

“Once a key interlocutor, Europe is now nowhere to be seen. Instead, our friends in the region are far more effective and helpful than an empty-handed and peripheral E3,” the Iranian foreign minister stated.