Review of “The Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization” by Hossein Ahmadi Rouhani (Part Three)
Mohammad Hanifnejad, Saeed Mohsen and Hossein Nikbin (aka Abdi) were students of the University of Tehran during the years 1960-1963. Hanifnejad and Mohsen were prominent members of the Islamic Student Associations and also active members of the student section of the Liberation Movement of Iran.
The third person i.e., Hossein Nikbin, who was less religiously inclined, was also a member of the Liberation
Review of “The Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization” by Hossein Ahmadi Rouhani (Part Two)
The Political and Social Contexts for the Formation of the Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO) of Iran
With Kennedy entering the White House as the President of the United States in January 1961, a new policy, which was disregarded in the last two presidencies, was pursued by the U.S. Democrats, known as Political Open Space.
This policy was made to protect the interests of the United States and its
Introduction
Formation of guerrilla groups in Iran in the late 1960s and adoption of an armed strategy were the outcomes of the inefficiency of previous (peaceful) forms of fighting against the Pahlavi Regime. Reviewing the political activities of Marxist and National parties reveals their failure to maintain a relationship with people and inability to assess the Shah’s regime. The demonstrations of June 6, 1963 and Shia Maraji coming into the political scene, as well as the Shah’s severe
Introduction
According to dictionary definitions, militia is a military force that is raised from the civil population to supplement a regular army in an emergency. Also, it has been defined as a military force that engages in rebel or terrorist activities in opposition to a regular army. What is meant by militia in this article is the latter definition i.e., the organized armed insurgent forces in the first years of the Iranian Revolution. After the Islamic Revolution, the term militia
During the eight years of the Iran–Iraq War, the Mojadedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO) committed treacheries which were unparalleled at any point in history. Despite claiming to support Iranian people, they withheld no help and support from the enemy and joined them to invade Iran’s borders during an unequal war against their homeland. Throughout the Imposed War and especially in the final years, the MKO had an effective presence on the frontlines and functioned as a fifth column for the
39 years ago, with the entry of the MKO into the armed phase, they manifested certain actions which were quite similar to those of the ISIS in recent years. In this report, we address part of this group's strategy in creating terror.
The last days of June 1981 (first days of Tir 1360 according to Persian calendar) were some of the most inflammatory days in the political history of Iran. The day before the ouster of Bani Sadr from the presidency by the Islamic Consultative Assembly, the MKO set
"Mojahedin-e Khalq! You are the offspring of the Liberation Movement, you were born in 1964 while we were in prison and you went your own way, without running away from home or being expelled." This is one of the most well-known statements of Mahdi Bazargan in May 1981 addressing Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO); a statement that was intended to pacify them.
Even though this quotation from Bazargan is generally used to pinpoint the origin of Mojahedin-e Khalq i.e., the Liberation Movement
As the condition on the front line of the war with Iraq worsened and simultaneously with the political crisis that led to the ouster of the first president of Iran Abolhassan Banisadr, the Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO) which thought that the Islamic Republic is in a weak position, turned the summer of 1981 into a bloody season for Iranian people.
According to the Holy Defense Research & Document Center, the summer of 1981 (1360 in Persian calendar) is one of the most crucial
The Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization is one of the terrorist groups that has carried out the largest number of terrorist attacks against the Iranian people and government. This Op-Ed, which is being published in khamenei.ir, is a brief report of the crimes of this group and the history of the support it has received from the United States, European governments and Saudi Arabia.
In a hearing of the United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee held in October 2013 concerning Iran’s nuclear
[On the atmosphere inside Camp Ashraf at the time of cease fire's adoption by Iran]
“About three weeks had passed since the capture of Mehran. On July 18, 1988, we were informed via Farsi radios that the Islamic Republic Regime has officially accepted Resolution 598 of the Security Council. The brigade was shocked by hearing this news. No one believed that the regime one day would accept a cease-fire. The organization’s leadership had induced us that the regime would not accept any ceasefire
These days mark the 31th anniversary of Operation “Eternal Light”, the Mojahedin-e Khalq (MEK) terrorist group’s largest military movement against the Islamic Republic of Iran in July 1988. On the other hand, this operation marks the MeK’s biggest military defeat and the end of their desire to advance armed war strategy to overthrow the Iranian government.
The MEK was deployed in Iraq since June 1984 to conduct attacks against Iranian troops along the Iran-Iraq border. This decision sparked a
Maryam Rajavi’s arrest on 17 June 2003 and its aftermath gave the states and the public opinion the opportunity to see behind the pseudo-democratic face of the Mojahedin-e Khalq (MeK). Accused of terrorist activities, association with a terrorist organization and financing terrorist operations, the French Police raided the office of MeK at Auvers-sur-Oise and arrested 164 suspected Mojahedin cadres as well as Maryam Rajavi. Immediately after the arrests, a number of the group’s insiders
On May 17, 1986, the Iraqi Ba'athist army, along with the Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization, which had just begun its military cooperation with Saddam, attacked Mehran with the aim of recapturing Faw. Chanting the slogan “Mehran instead of Faw”, they stipulated that Mehran will be evacuated only if Iranian forces leave Faw. However, a few months later, Iranian fighters not only retreated from Faw, but also cleared the city of Mehran and surrounding areas of Iraqi army forces in Operation
When members of the Mojahedin Khalq Organization (MKO) announced their intention to become Marxists, the question posed as to whether this happened due to the penetration of eclectics or the organization had fundamental problems from the beginning.
"Hanifnejad, while he was a student at the Agricultural University, came forward to the lecture table at one of the meetings of the Islamic Association to deliver speech. Eventually, his lecture reached a point that was forever etched in my mind: He
Tasnim News Agency (Translated by Habilian)
On May 3, 1979, Ayatollah Motahari was assassinated by the agents of the Forqan group. Some believe that the Forqan terrorist group was a military branch of the Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO) before launching the armed revolt in June 1981.
The first terrorist operation by the Forqan group took place on May 3, 1958, with the assassination of Major General Qarani, the first Chief of Staff of the Army of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
A few days
Since nearly three and a half months now, the United States, like many other countries in the world, has been affected by Coronavirus. The first case of 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the United States was reported in Washington State on January 21, about three weeks before President Trump presented the fiscal 2021 budget to the congress, calling for cuts to social safety net programs.
By comparing Coronavirus cases and deaths in the U.S. (As of April 20, the U.S. has more than 760,000
By Reza Alghurabi
Exploiting Washington’s hostile policy toward Tehran, the Mojahedin-e Khalq organization (MEK) posit themselves as the alternative to the current government of Iran. To achieve that goal, they claim they have the support of a majority of Iranians. This claim is much disputed by academics and other specialists on Iran, who assert that in fact, the MEK has little support among Iranians. They argue that the Mojahedin's activities since the group's leadership fled from Iran in
Among the many indicators of misdirection in the Trump administration’s policy toward Iran, one of the clearest is the fondness for the cult-cum-terrorist group known as the Mujahedin-e Khalq, or MEK. The national security advisor, John Bolton, and Donald Trump’s attorney, Rudy Giuliani, are among the group’s most prominent cheerleaders, having been featured speakers at its rallies in exchange for tens of thousands of dollars in fees.
Just in February, Giuliani told a pro-MEK rally in
Habilian Association
Among the many indicators of misdirection in the Trump administration’s policy toward Iran, one of the clearest is the fondness for the cult-cum-terrorist group known as the Mujahedin-e Khalq, or MEK. The national security advisor, John Bolton, and Donald Trump’s attorney, Rudy Giuliani, are among the group’s most prominent cheerleaders, having been featured speakers at its rallies in exchange for tens of thousands of dollars in fees. Just in February, Giuliani told a
The session on Reviewing the Legal Concept of Terrorism was held by the Habilian Association in collaboration with the Lawyers' Basij Organization of Khorasan Razavi province at Razavi University of Islamic Sciences.
According to the Habilian News Agency (Iranian families of terror victims), this scientific meeting, which was another round of the specialized sessions on recognition of terrorism in Iran, was held with the presence of Seyyad Ehsan Qazizadeh, secretary of the Iranian Parliament's
Review of “The Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization” by Hossein Ahmadi Rouhani (Part Three)
Mohammad Hanifnejad, Saeed Mohsen and Hossein Nikbin (aka Abdi) were students of the University of Tehran during the years 1960-1963. Hanifnejad and Mohsen were prominent members of the Islamic Student Associations and also active members of the student section of the Liberation Movement of Iran.
The third person i.e., Hossein Nikbin, who was less religiously inclined, was also a member of the Liberation
