Why is Whitehall so determined to appease Iran?

Iranians take to the streets in thousands to demand democracy, while Britain continues to obstruct it, says Christopher Booker

By Christopher Booker Published: 7:16PM GMT 02 Jan 2010

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A major political mystery of the past decade has been why our Government has been so anxious to appease one of the nastiest and most vicious regimes in the world.

In recent days, hundreds of thousands of Iranians have again risked death, torture and imprisonment by calling for an end to the Khamenei regime in Teheran, as its thugs vainly try to suppress popular protests which have been growing in force ever since last summer's fraudulent elections. Yet this is the same ruthless dictatorship which for more than 10 years our Government has gone out of its way to appease.

By Christopher Booker
Published: 7:16PM GMT 02 Jan 2010

Comments 56 Comment on this article

A major political mystery of the past decade has been why our Government has been so anxious to appease one of the nastiest and most vicious regimes in the world.

In recent days, hundreds of thousands of Iranians have again risked death, torture and imprisonment by calling for an end to the Khamenei regime in Teheran, as its thugs vainly try to suppress popular protests which have been growing in force ever since last summer's fraudulent elections. Yet this is the same ruthless dictatorship which for more than 10 years our Government has gone out of its way to appease.

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