Budapest and Warsaw have violated the “casual understanding” amongst EU members to snub Iran over its remedy of anti-government protesters, in accordance with Politico and Occasions of Israel. The 2 international locations’ ambassadors attended this week’s ceremonies marking the forty fourth anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Tehran.

Iran marked the anniversary on February 11, with rallies throughout the nation. Tens of 1000’s gathered on Tehran’s Azadi Sq.. Two days earlier, at a reception organized by President Ebrahim Raisi, Polish ambassador Maciej Falkowski and Hungary’s Zoltan Varga-Haszonits had been photographed sitting behind Iranian Overseas Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian.

In one of many images revealed by Iranian media, Falkowski is “shaking Raisi’s hand with a slight bow,” Politico Europe reported. Whereas there is no such thing as a official EU requirement to boycott Iran, the bloc has “a casual understanding to behave in live performance with symbolic steps” akin to attending ceremonies, mentioned the publication.

Iranian media additionally mentioned Tehran had acquired congratulations from Bulgaria, Romania and Croatia, who’re additionally EU members.

Each Politico and Occasions of Israel objected to the presence of the Polish diplomat specifically, declaring that Warsaw is an outspoken champion of Ukraine – and repeating the accusations about Iran supplying Russia with drones. Tehran has denied these claims and warned Kiev its “strategic persistence won’t be limitless in direction of unfounded accusations.”

Politico additionally made positive to level out that Warsaw’s envoy was attending a ceremony celebrating the hostage-taking of fifty American diplomats, which risked offending “its most necessary ally — america.” The outlet is owned by the German consortium Axel Springer, which has an official coverage of favoring Israel, NATO, and European unity.

February 11 marked the day when the Iranian monarchy was formally abolished, ten days after Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returned from exile in France. The US-backed Shah Reza Pahlavi had left the nation weeks earlier. The US has sought “regime change” in Tehran ever since.