Spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Behrouz Kamalvandi said the recent baseless claims by the terrorist Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO) against Tehran’s nuclear program are of no value for the Islamic Republic.
“In the past, the International Atomic Energy Agency once examined unfounded accusations of a military nuclear program in Iran. The MKO is a treacherous group, whose strings are being pulled by certain powers. These allegations are not being made by the MKO itself. They are the demands by major powers for propaganda purposes,” Kamalvandi told Press TV on Monday.
The remarks by Kamalvandi came after the terrorist group claimed recently that the Islamic Republic is not complying with its commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal, also known the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), between Tehran and world powers by secretly conducting research on nuclear weapons components at the Parchin military site.
He added, “Currently, the group thinks the timing is good for it to level new allegations as they believe the new administration in the United States is interested in such matters. We do not believe the allegations are of any value. We think this is not an issue to be addressed in Iran, at the international level and even at the IAEA.”
Earlier, on April 15, US Senator John McCain met with the MKO members in Albania, talking about his opposition to the Islamic Republic and pledging continued support for the group.
The MKO – listed as a terrorist organization by much of the international community – fled Iran in 1986 for Iraq and was given a camp by former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.
They fought on the side of Saddam during the Iraqi imposed war on Iran (1980-88). They were also involved in the bloody repression of Shiite Muslims in southern Iraq in 1991 and the massacre of Iraqi Kurds.
The notorious group is also responsible for killing thousands of Iranian civilians and officials after the victory of the Islamic revolution in 1979.
More than 17,000 Iranians, many of them civilians, have been killed at the hands of the MKO in different acts of terrorism including bombings in public places, and targeted killings.