Iran

Anti-MKO rally to be held in front of French Embassy

… The decision by Paris to allow the MKO to hold the gathering comes while the Iraq-based group is listed as a terrorist organization by much of the international community. Founded in the 1960s, the MKO has masterminded a slew of terrorist operations in Iran and Iraq, killing thousands of people and wounding many more. The group is especially notorious for taking sides with former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein during the 1980-1988 war Iraqi-imposed on Iran …

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Iran arrests MKO elements attempting bombings Service

Leaders of the terrorist groups have used some Iranian nationals who were trained in MKO camp in Iraq and were dispatched to Iran for their bombing plots, he said. The Minister added, these members were led by Britain, Sweden and France.”The group was attempting bomb attacks in some parts of the city to create climate of fear and then set fire to police cars and motorcycles.”Also bomb material including sulphur and gas were found with the group, he added.

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Iran hit out at EU’s approach towards MKO Terrorist group

… Larijani then hit out at the European Union’s approach toward the MKO[MKO/PMOI] terrorist grouping.”Is the removal of a notorious international terror group from the list of terrorist organizations by certain European countries respect for human rights?”asked Larijani. Elsewhere in his remarks, Iran’s Parliament speaker highlighted the need to further enhance already flourishing ties between Tehran and Rome …

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Iran: Europe has been a safe haven for terrorists

…”Europe has been a safe haven for terrorists”and continues”to support terrorism despite chanting slogans in defense of human rights. We saw the same pattern about Mujahedeen Khalq Organization (MKO). We also saw another instance in Abdolmalek Rigi’s case where the footprints of foreign intelligence services were seen in supporting his group (Jundallah).”…

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Does fighting terrorism means supporting professional killers?

… The MKO, listed as a terrorist group in Iran, Iraq, Canada, and the US, has claimed responsibility for numerous deadly attacks against Iranian government officials and civilians over the past 30 years … Iran’s foreign minister says former US President George W. Bush’s so-called war on terror has actually served as a guise for training terrorists..

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MP Blasts US Plots for Keeping MKO terrorists stronghold in Iraq

… The terrorist group joined Saddam’s army and helped Saddam and killed thousands of Iranian civilians and soldiers during the US-backed Iraqi imposed war on Iran.The MKO was put on the US terror list in 1997 by the then President, Bill Clinton, but since the 2003 US invasion of Iraq, the group has been strongly backed by the Washington Neocons, who also argue for the MKO to be taken off the US terror list …

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No one can harm Iran, Iraq relations

Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki, after a meeting with his Iraqi counterpart, stressed that Tehran’s relations with Baghdad is cordial and based on mutual respect… Regarding the Iraq-based terrorist Mojahedin Khalq Organization (MKO), Zebari said Baghdad has no tolerance for any armed group using Iraqi soil to attack Iraq’s neighbors. He added that Baghdad has taken a series of measures to promote its sovereignty over Camp Ashraf, where the terrorists are based.

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Envoy Blasts West’s Double-Standard Policy on Terrorism

Iranian Deputy Permanent Envoy to the United Nations Eshaq Ale-Habib strongly criticized the West for its double-standard policy on terrorism.Al-e Habib made the remarks in the meeting Friday evening in the UN on combat against terrorism. The Iranian envoy said the recent EU decision on removing the anti-Iran terrorist group, the Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO/MEK/PMOI), from its list of terrorist groups is an indication of the West’s double-standard policy on the issue.

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Iran sees less threat in exiled MKO militants

“I think you would find the current President [Mahmoud] Ahmadinejad more democratic than the Mujahideen,”says Mr. Abrahamian.”Even in the early 1970s, it had turned into a cult organization…. The remaining members … will do whatever [MKO leader Massoud] Rajavi tells them.” The State Department’s terrorism report last year said the MKO maintains”the capacity and will to commit terrorist acts in Europe, the Middle East, the United States, Canada and beyond.”

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