On Tuesday, Ambassador Daniel Fried, US Special Advisor for Camp Ashraf, gave an update via teleconference on the recent developments at Camp Ashraf in Iraq.
MR. TONER: Thank you, and thanks to everyone for joining us on such relatively short notice. Appreciate it. Very happy to have here with us this morning Ambassador Dan Fried, who, as you know, has taken on the additional responsibility of being our special advisor on Camp Ashraf. And he’s here today to update us on the status
Anti-war organizations from across the United States and 6 other countries came together on Saturday, Feb. 4, to protest the rising crescendo of threats against Iran. In more than 30 states and 80 cities, large and small, groups joined forces to raise four key demands.
"No war, no sanctions, no intervention, no assassinations!" was the slogan on the lead banner of the New York demonstration, which was sponsored by an ad hoc committee of several groups. Many placards and
Denying any Azerbaijan’s support for Mujahedin-e Khalq terrorist group, Azerbaijani Ambassador to Iran Javanshir Akhundov said that, “MKO's ideology is based on Communism and Marxism which is in opposition to ours.”
“Why should we help PJAK? This group stands against our ideology,” said Javanshir Akhundov in response to a question about his country’s stance on Mujahedin-e Khalq and PJAK terrorist groups, Habilian Association (families of Iranian terror victims)
Seyyed Mohammad Javad Hasheminejad interviewed with Khorasan daily newspaper about recent remarks of Mujahedin-e Khalq leadership on the sidelines of a press conference held Thursday in the city of Brussels expressing her willingness to negotiate with Iraqi government.
“Although the United Nations certified that Camp Liberty meets all international standards (and is now ready) for relocation of Camp Ashraf residents, MKO resists against the relocation to somehow dawdling on
The leadership of the coalition of state law and lawmaker Abbas al-Bayati refused any decision of the government to conduct negotiations with Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK, also MKO, PMOI) leadership.
“Iraqi government negotiates with governments not organizations and groups,” al-Bayati told Al-Baghdadia TV. “Political parties or groups have nothing to do with our government, and our relations are within formal frameworks.”
“Our decision regarding the MEK has been made based on our
Martin Kobler, Special representative of the UN Secretary General for Iraq, on Thursday urged the EU Member States to receive the Camp Ashraf residents in Iraq as refugees.
Martin Kobler, Special representative of the UN Secretary General for Iraq, on Thursday urged the EU Member States to receive the Camp Ashraf residents in Iraq as refugees. "My message goes to the governments of EU Member States because the final purpose of the whole exercise to move people from one camp to the
Paul Sheldon Foote, Professor at California state university, Irvine, made his comments on the Mujahedin-e Khalq terrorist group in an interview with Habilian.
He pointed out that Mujahedin-e Khalq is a useful tool for the Israelis “by promoting hatred of Iran, by telling lies about Iran, and by conducting terrorist operations in Iran.”
“Israel can always deny any knowledge of or support for these activities,” he continued.
In response to question about the supports for MKO
“I therefore appeal to the leadership of the camp to engage in this process without delay and I call on the government of Iraq, which has a clear responsibility to respect human rights and humanitarian law, to organise and agree the transport arrangements and other related issues with the residents without delay,” said Elmar Brok, former Chairman of the European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs.
The International community and the Iraqi government have to guarantee the
While Iranian nuclear scientists are being assassinated by Mossad agents, Western countries and the United States’ lack of condemnation of the terror acts reveals their role in (the murder of Iranian scientists) as well as their satisfaction with the continuation of the assaults.
According to Habilian Association (families of Iranian terror victims) database, an article published in Oman daily, an Arabic language newspaper, headlined “Why the western media blames Mossad for
The UN called on Iraq on Tuesday to organise the transport of Iranian dissidents to a new location within the country, citing progress towards the implementation of a December deal on the exiles.
Under the December 25 agreement, around 3,400 Iranians hostile to Iran government will be moved from Camp Ashraf to a new location called Camp Liberty, as part of a process that aims to see them resettled outside Iraq.
"It is now time for the Government of Iraq to organise the
The Iraq National Tribal Leaders Conference on Tuesday supported recent decision of Iraqi Prime Minister to sue criminals and saboteurs, calling for closure of the garrison of the outlawed and terrorist Mujahideen Khalq Organization (MKO).
Habilian Association (families of Iranian terror victims) database on Tuesday quoted participants in the meeting, arranged by the Secretariat of Iraqi Islamic Tribal Council, as supporting recent move of the Iraqi prime minister to prosecute
A large number of tribal elders in Mendeli region in Iraq voiced their support for the Iraqi government’s position on the Mujahedin-e Khalq terrorist group, and urged (the government) to close the (MKO) case as soon as possible.
According to a report published by Habilian Association database (families of Iranian terror victims), the tribal elders attended the gathering in al-Hamayel village at the invitation of Neda tribe, a well-known tribe in Iraq.
Sheikh Haitham
An Iranian lawmaker says the expulsion of the members of the terrorist Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO) from Iraq will lead to the collapse of the anti-Iran group.
Spokesman for the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee Kazem Jalali said on Sunday that the Iraqi nation and government have demanded the immediate eviction of MKO terrorists from their country.
The terrorist group is despised by both Iranian and Iraqi nations as it has carried out numerous acts
Habilian Association Secretary-General told Khorasan daily newspaper that the relocation of MKO members has still not taken place because of their ringleaders' obstructionism.
“This relocation has still not taken place because of the MKO ringleaders’ obstructionism,” sayyed Mohammad Javad Hasheminejad Secretary-General of Habilian Association told Khorasan daily newspaper when asked about the relocation of MKO members to Camp Liberty.
“Since both Iranian and Iraqi governments
The name of Mostafa Ahmadi-Roshan has been written down at the Encyclopedia of Iranian Assassinated Martyrs - the full list of Iranian terror victims recorded by Habilian Association - and brought the number of Iranian victims of terror to 17160 people.
The number of glorious martyrs of Iran increased to 17160, when representatives of Habilian Association (families of Iranian terror victims) paid a visit to Ahmadi-Roshan’s house and his mother wrote down the name of his only
A group of Iranian university students in Europe, in a letter to the European parliament, condemned assassination of Iranian scientists and elites, and criticized the EU's silence on such events.
In the fifth attack of its kind in two years, terrorists killed a 32-year-old Iranian scientist, Mostafa Ahmadi Roshan, and his driver on January 11.
The blast took place on the second anniversary of the martyrdom of Iranian university professor and nuclear scientist, Massoud Ali
Philip Giraldi, former CIA counter-terrorism officer and executive director of the Council for the National Interest was interviewed by Scott Horton on Antiwar Radio and elaborated on US and Israeli efforts to destabilize Iran above all the latest assassination.
“I think that’s people who have been recruited by either CIA or Mossad and have been trained and sent back into Iran,” said Philip Giraldi regarding the assassins of Mostafa Ahmadi-Roshan, Iranian scientist assassinated
Iranian Ambassador to Iraq Hassan Danaifar says nearly 750 members of the terrorist Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO) have expressed readiness to return to Iran.
Danaifar had earlier announced that Iran had pardoned all the residents of the Camp Ashraf except for less than 100 individuals who have criminal records.
The Iranian ambassador said on Sunday that Iran would not grant amnesty to the ringleaders of the terrorist group, adding that “those whose hands are not stained
Iran's Deputy Ambassador to the United Nations Eshaq Ale-Habib lashed out at the UN Security Council for its inaction in the face of terrorist attacks on Iranian elites and scientist.
"The Security Council, as an outstanding organ of the United Nations, was at least expected to deplore such actions and take the necessary measures in order not to allow such incidents be repeated by any means in future," Ale-Habib stated, addressing a UN Security Council session.
He stressed
Former Iraq’s minister for tribal affairs pointed out that MKO is a terrorist group and it is on the list of state sponsors of terrorism, adding that they have no right to remain in Iraq “since the country’s (Iraqi) constitution prohibits presence of terrorist groups on its soil.”
According to Habilian Association databse, a member of the Iraqiya White bloc, Jamal al-Battikh, recently told the press that Mujahedin-e Khalq is a terrorist group.
Former Iraq’s minister for tribal
On Tuesday, Ambassador Daniel Fried, US Special Advisor for Camp Ashraf, gave an update via teleconference on the recent developments at Camp Ashraf in Iraq.
MR. TONER: Thank you, and thanks to everyone for joining us on such relatively short notice. Appreciate it. Very happy to have here with us this morning Ambassador Dan Fried, who, as you know, has taken on the additional responsibility of being our special advisor on Camp Ashraf. And he’s here today to update us on the status
