Police spokesman in Karbala announced that police forces in the province have arrested 3 men in connection with MEK who carried documents on political and religious figures of Karbala. According to AFP, Rahman Mashavi, police spokesman in Karbala, said that they were arrested after police received intelligence on their entrance to the city in Al-Husseinieh area, 20 Km north of the city.
Diplomats from Iran and the United States are scheduled to meet in Baghdad on May 28 to discuss the deteriorating security situation in Iraq. It is the first time since the 1979 Islamic Revolution that officials from Iran and the U.S. will be meeting face to face. Even though Iranian and U.S. officials have stated that the security situation in Iraq is the only topic on the agenda of the talks
“The reason I strongly reject this report is that Iraqi government’s new policy is based on not interfering in neighboring countries’ affairs; this has been approved by the parliament and is part of Iraqi constitution.”
David Stringer of the Associated Press immediately realized that he owed it to his readers to mention that the MKO spokesman offered no evidence to support his claims. This group, along with the old Iranian monarchists, like their financiers in the White House and Downing Street, need no evidence to fabricate stories.
In a meeting with Deputy Iraqi Interior Minister for Security Affairs”Shirvan Al-Vaeli”, Iranian Foreign Minister”Manouchehr Mottaki”said that in the light of good relationships between the two countries, the presence of Iranian opposition groups in Iraq is not acceptable and that Iranian government and people are waiting for the extradition of criminals and the expulsion of enemies from Iraq.
Inviting the head of MKO doesn’t mean support for this group/The United States, Norway and the EU consider this group as a terrorist organization.
In an interview with Mehr News in Norway, Iranian ambassador in Norway said the Norwegian officials had assured him that inviting the head of MKO to visit their country and to meet a number of parliament members doesn’t mean they support this terrorist group.
The statement also says that”the two sides say that the formation of joint task force helps security and intelligence cooperation between the two countries and strengthens the ties”.Iraqi government announced last month that al-Rubaii met the Iranian intelligence minister and discussed issues such as intelligence cooperation, fighting terrorism and illegal border crossing.
Following a meeting with the secretary general of Habilian Association in Mashhad Seyed Javad Hasheminejad, Mr. Sheikh talked to Mehr News and said:
“The scheduled plan of the government to restrict the terrorist MKO and expel its elements from Iraq shows the faithfulness of the government to its promises on fighting terrorism.”
Abudi, a member of Iraq’s anti-terrorist community, expressed regret for terrorists’ presence in Iraq and said:”According to Iraqi constitution, terrorist groups should leave Iraq. Mojahedin-e Khalq is also a terrorist group that Iraqis wish to be expelled from their country.”
Mottaki said:”The US and Europe have for long time entangled themselves in this complicated situation; they condemn terrorism and designate the MKO as a terrorist organization on one hand and support this group on the other. Members of this group were in Iraq when Saddam Hussein was in power, and he (Saddam) couldn’t do anything against Iran. This group has performed terrorist operations and has assassinated different Iranian figures but nothing has happened because the revolution is not based on a particular person. If there’s concern, it’s for the other side, not for Iran.”