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Along with 5 more MKO terrorists, Saeed Jalali participated in a series of terror attacks resulted in 11 deaths in Tehran before they were arrested.
The following are parts of his confessions broadcast on the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB):
Under the aliases Mohsen, Bahman, Kaveh Mirkhalili, Karim Valipour, Jamali and Moqaddasi, I joined the MKO in 1980. As a new member, I was mainly selling the cults’ publications in my own neighborhood until June 13, 1981 (beginning of the
Along with 5 more MKO terrorists, Reza Dastpas participated in a series of terror attacks resulted in 11 deaths in Tehran.
The following are parts of his confessions broadcast on the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB):
Under the nom de guerre Sohrab Bahrami and Mohammad Reza Mansouri, I joined the Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO, a.k.a.) in late 1979. I began my activities in the MKO as a librarian. I then was moved to the Propagation Section to sell books and magazines and
Along with 5 more MKO terrorists, Ahmad Biabanaki participated in a series of terror attacks resulted in 11 deaths in Tehran. The terrorists' confessions were broadcast on Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), in which they confessed to attacks on Islamic Revolution's Prosecutor, Foundation of the Oppressed and Al-Hadi Foundation and killing and wounding several people. In the TV interview, Ahmad Biabanaki admitted participating in 6 terror attacks. Following is an excerpt of his
Along with 5 more MKO terrorists, Mohammad Reza Salmani participated in a series of terror attacks resulting in 11 deaths in Tehran.
Following are parts of his confessions broadcasted on the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB):
“Under the nom de guerre Qassem, I joined the Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO) in Iran’s western province of Kurdistan in summer 1983. I was sent to Tehran the next year before I was trained for military operations at several bases in Kurdistan. There, I
Along with 5 more MKO terrorists, Ahmad Abbasi participated in a series of terror attacks resulted in 11 deaths in Tehran. The terrorists' confessions were broadcast on Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB).
The following are confessions by Ahmad Abbasi, a Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO) member:
Under the nom de guerres Mohammad, Yunos, Mohammadi and Mojtaba Khodasafian, I joined the MKO in about May 1984. We started by writing slogans against the Islamic Republic, distributing
Along with 5 more MKO terrorists, Mohammad Ali Arjmand participated in a series of terror attacks resulted in 11 deaths in Tehran during 1960s.
The following are parts of his confessions broadcasted on the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB):
I was cooperating with the MKO under the nom de guerre Khoshkam and Ja’far Rezazadeh.
My support for the MKO dates back to the time I was studying at Newcastle University in the UK. I came to join the cult through the Muslim Students Association
Three residents of the city of Gorgan were martyred by members of the terrorist Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization on September 29, 1981.
MKO members killed three innocent people and wounded three others after shooting unarmed citizens in Khomeini Street in the northern city of Gorgan.
It was about six o'clock in the afternoon that a gang of MKO members stole a car and set fire to a car tire in Khomeini Street. Then they tried to force people to chant their anti-revolutionary slogans. As the
A report by the Office of the United States Director of Central Intelligence dated June 23, 1988, reveals a part of MKO’s high treasonous acts against the Iranian nation during the 1980-1988 Iraqi imposed war on Iran.
“The Mujahedin-e Khalq (People’s Mujahedin) is an anti-Khomeini, anti-western group that advocates dismantling the revolutionary regime and replacing it with a Marxist-based program of Islamic socialism. It formed the National Liberation Army (NLA) a year ago and has its
In his remarks at On-the-Record Briefing on the Release of the Annual Patterns of Global Terrorism 2002 report on April 30, 2003, Ambassador Cofer Black, Coordinator for Counterterrorism said MKO assisted the Saddam Hussein regime in suppressing opposition within Iraq, and performed internal security for the Iraqi regime.
QUESTION: What does the State Department think about the ceasefire that was signed between the MEK and the U.S., U.S. CENTCOM, in Iraq?
Since this group is still on the
Since its inception in 1963, MKO opposed the pro-western Pahlavi regime, and carried out its strategy of armed struggle in the period leading up to the 1979 Islamic Revolution. The results included the murder of six Americans in 1970s. These assassinations were a source of proud for the anti-imperialist MKO so that they triumphantly claimed responsibility for the attacks in their publications.
However, after the fall of MKO’s chief patron, Saddam Hussein, the group felt the need to shift its
What follows is the response of the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth affairs to the Third Report from the Foreign Affairs Committee Session 2003-2004 Iran
The Government welcomes this timely Report from the Foreign Affairs Committee. The UK’s relations with Iran affect vital UK interests in fields as diverse as proliferation, terrorism, human rights, illegal migration, and the trade in illegal narcotics. We endorse the Report’s main conclusions and recommendations, and set out our
The devastating toll of terror attacks is laid bare with a shocking study revealing the number of people slaughtered worldwide has risen by 80 per cent in a year.
A total of 32,658 people were killed by terrorists around the world in 2014 - an 80 per cent increase on the previous year, according to the Global Terrorism Index.
Terrorism is also highly concentrated: just five countries – Afghanistan, Iraq, Nigeria, Pakistan and Syria – accounted for 78% of all deaths in 2014. Iraq continues to
The National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) was established in 2005 as a US Department of Homeland Security Center of Excellence based at the University of Maryland, tasked with utilizing state-of-the-art theories, methods, and data from the social and behavioral sciences to improve the understanding of the origins, dynamics, and social and psychological impacts of terrorism.
In 2009, START was recognized by DHS for outstanding contributions to the
In a letter on January 7, 1986, to the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Soviet Union, Farhad Olfat, the experienced high-ranking member of the Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization made an unprecedented demand. He asked for a loan of $300 million to provide the necessary means for bringing Rajavi to power!
What follows is the text of Farhad Olfat’s letter:
Asking a loan from the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Soviet Union
Dear Comrades,
Respectfully, the People’s Mujahedin
Two terrorists behind the 1981 bombings of then Iranian prime minister’s office and the headquarters of the Islamic Republic Party have been reportedly spotted in Germany.
Massoud Kashmiri and Mohammad Reza Kolahi Samadi are both members of the anti-Iran terrorist Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO), an informed source told IRNA.
The source, speaking on condition of anonymity, added that the two men were seen while dining out in the German city of Cologne and driving to Hamburg
Ringleader of the terrorist Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization condemned the execution of 16 terrorists in the southeastern city of Zahedan.
In its statement released on Saturday, the terrorist MKO group gave a cold shoulder to the terrorist attack in Saravan and killing of 14 Iranian border guards and described it as an “attack on a center of suppressive forces in Saravan”.
The Friday’s attack carried out by a group known as Jaish al-Adl left 14 Iranian border guards killed
Head of the Diyala Province’s Foundation of Martyrs said the Mujahedin-e Khalq organization (MKO, a.k.a. MEK) was the first perpetrator of terrorist acts in Iraq after the fall of Saddam.
“After Saddam’s downfall, leaders of this terrorist group held meetings with some Iraqi sheiks and those who have been affected in some kind of the fall of Saddam at their garrisons,” Mohammed Saleh al-Shammari told Habilian Association.
He added that they saw monuments at Camp Ashraf built
A defected member of the terrorist Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO) revealed new aspects of brutal assassinations carried out by the notorious group in the past, saying that the MKO is an inherently terrorist organization.
During a press conference in Tasnim News Agency on Monday evening, a defected member of the MKO, Samad Nazari, touched on some of the activities the terrorist organization has carried out against the Islamic Republic in the past years.
“The MKO is a
January 27, 2013 will probably be remembered decades from now as a new starting point in relations between Argentina and Iran.
That date the governments of both countries decided to turn the page of a history besmirched by accusations that have not served to find the truth about the 1994 bombing of the AMIA Jewish community center in the Argentine capital city.
The Memorandum of Understanding signed between Buenos Aires and Tehran earlier this year has been praised by many
The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is an agency of the United States Department of the Treasury under the auspices of the Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence. OFAC administers and enforces economic and trade sanctions based on U.S. foreign policy and national security goals against targeted foreign states, organizations, and individuals.
As part of its enforcement efforts, OFAC publishes a list of individuals and companies owned or controlled by
