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The signing of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action between Iran and the P5+1 nations on 14 July 2015 led to the removal of multiple economic sanctions against Tehran and resulted in a push by European trade delegations into what is arguably the world's largest untapped market. In response, the contributors to this report provide a comprehensive strategy that the EU might want to follow in its future relations with Iran. Overall, they maintain that there is no other option but to keep universal values and the rule of law at the core of the emerging bilateral relationship. In fact, the text’s contributors suggest that the protection of the economic rights of European traders and investors would allow the EU to push for wider reforms and the normalization of relations with the Islamic Republic.