Hardline student protesters struggled with riot police in front of the Greek embassy in Tehran. Greece holds the EU’s rotating presidency.<br /><br />They were demonstrating against a human rights resolution passed last week by the European Parliament. <br /><br />It expressed grave concern over the human rights situation in Iran and called on the EU to discuss the issue in all interactions with the Islamic Republic.<br /><br />One of the protesters, Fatemeh Nazari, said:<br /><br />“The European Union should know that what they have done and passed as resolution. We don’t believe in them, there is a huge difference between our understanding of human rights and theirs.”<br /><br />Many protesters chanted anti-EU and anti-American slogans. <br /><br />EU officials have said that the resolution will not affect ongoing nuclear talks between the P5+1 countries and Iran.<br /><br />A first-step deal has been in effect since January as the two sides work towards a final comprehensive nuclear agreement.<br /><br />Meanwhile, a senior Iranian official has arrived in Vienna to discuss lifting sanctions on the country’s aviation sector as part of the talks.
