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In an article in the Tehran-based “Iran Daily” newspaper on Wednesday the European Union Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini - who recently made a visit to Iran - said: “Iran agreement is a disaster for ISIL”, IRNA news agency reported.

“There is nothing more worrisome to ISIL than cooperation between “the West” and the Muslim world, for it defies the narrative of a clash of civilizations the group is trying to revive. An alliance of civilizations can be our most powerful weapon in the fight against terror.

But this is not just about ISIL. The whole Middle East is in turmoil. Sectarianism is on the rise. We need to restart political processes to end wars. We need to get all regional powers back to the negotiating table and stop the carnage. Cooperation between Iran, its neighbors and the whole international community could open unprecedented possibilities of peace for the region, starting from Syria, Yemen and Iraq.

The skeptics will argue this is very unlikely, or impossible. The pessimists will warn of the dangers. The negotiations in Vienna showed no brain-teaser is too hard to solve as long as there is the political will to overcome the difficulties. Traveling to Iran is an obvious choice for me; as years of negotiations have come to an end, our common work is definitely not over,” Federica Mogherini said.