The judge presiding over the trial of members of the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (MEK) says the alleged role of hostile states in supporting terrorist groups remains under judicial examination.
Speaking to Habilian on the sidelines of the 55th hearing, Judge Amirreza Dehghani discussed the legal dimensions of alleged state support for terrorist groups and its connection to new court cases. Branch 55 had held its first hearing the previous week on crimes alleged to have occurred during the 12-day war and on alleged terrorist acts by the United States and the Israeli regime. Habilian asked how states accused of supporting anti-Iranian armed groups had themselves come to stand accused in a case concerning that war, and what the legal implications were.
Dehghani said the subject required careful specialist discussion, including legal roundtables. Where evidence is sufficient and allegations can be attributed to individuals, he said, judicial proceedings will follow.
On state responsibility, the judge said: “Given the hostile actions that have been carried out, it appears that certain hostile states have themselves breached the principle of state immunity.” He added that the courts were examining crimes against “our martyred Leader—may his pure soul be sanctified—and the Iranian people” through both criminal and civil proceedings. Asked whether alleged cooperation between hostile states and terrorist groups would remain under review, he said: “Yes, this will continue.”
His comments come as the role of alleged foreign backers, alongside the direct actions of armed groups, has become a central issue in Iranian terrorism and war-crimes cases.