For 45 years, Iran has faced relentless terrorism, including targeted assassinations and coordinated attacks by armed groups, and despite growing casualties and global focus, the country remains entangled in a battle with an evolving threat.
Dr. Seyed Hossein Mousavi Far is an Assistant Professor of International Law at the Faculty of Law and Political Science, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad. With a deep understanding of legal frameworks governing international relations, Dr. Mousavi Far has
The concept of terrorism in Iran became deeply intertwined with daily life in Iranian society following the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Various terrorist groups, particularly ethnic separatist factions and armed leftist movements, exploited the political instability caused by the monarchy's collapse and the nascent government's vulnerabilities, turning to violence and assassination as their primary tactics. Cities across Iran became battlegrounds for bombings, armed attacks, and targeted killings
In September 2012, a stir arose during the relocation of the Mojahedin-e Khalq organization (aka MEK, MKO, PMOI). Previously housed in a military base provided by Saddam Hussein, the MEK was on the move to a new location near Baghdad. An Iraqi news agency, Iraq Independence News Agency, claimed the Italian government, acting on a foreign ministry plan, had accepted some members of this controversial group onto Italian soil, with plans for more to follow.
Verifying this claim proved difficult
Today marks the 43rd anniversary of the bombing that led to the martyrdom of then-President Mohammad Ali Rajai, Prime Minister Mohammad-Javad Bahonar, and six other senior officials.
August 29 is the National Day of Fight against Terrorism in Iran. On this day in 1981, the Mojahedin-e-Khalq Organization (AKA: MKO, MEK, PMOI) exploded the office of the Prime Minister of Iran, and martyred President Rajai and Primer Bahonar and several other officials.
In the Islamic Republic of Iran, the week
The ongoing trial for 104 members of the notorious terrorist group, the Mujahedin Khalq Organization (MEK), has brought joy to the families and survivors of terrorism in Iran, including Manijeh.
The long-term follow-up of these survivors finally came to fruition and now their complaints will be inquired after several decades.
On the occasion of the International Day of Remembrance of and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism, a day dedicated to honoring and supporting terror victims, we
To bolster its support from the Iraqi Ba'ath regime and demoralize Iranian troops, terrorist group Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization (MEK) consistently painted Iran as a belligerent state obsessed with perpetual war. This narrative was crucial to the terror group's strategy.
Consequently, the idea of Iran accepting UN Resolution 598 and pursuing peace with Iraq was utterly inconceivable to the MEK leadership. When Iran ultimately agreed to a ceasefire, it shattered the MEK’s core assumptions and
The summer of 1988 witnessed a dramatic clash between Iran and the Mujahedin-e Khalq (aka MEK, MKO, PMOI) terrorist group. In the wake of an eight-year war with Iraq, Iran faced a renewed threat on its western borders. The MEK launched an offensive codenamed Operation Forough-e Javidan (Eternal Light), aiming for a swift overthrow of the Iranian government. Their gamble, however, met with a fierce Iranian response - Operation Mersad, conducted on July 27, 1988.
With Iran's acceptance of UN
On June 26th, the world comes together to observe the International Day in Support of the Victims of Torture, a day dedicated to recognizing the suffering endured by victims of torture and reaffirming our commitment to eradicating such heinous acts. This day is particularly poignant as we delve into the harrowing events surrounding the "Engineering Operation," a brutal and calculated act orchestrated by the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK) terrorist group. The MEK is an Iranian terrorist cult which
Every year, on June 26th, the world observes the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, underscoring a global commitment to condemn and eradicate this barbaric practice. This solemn day serves as a poignant reminder of the suffering inflicted upon individuals subjected to torture, emphasizing their rights to justice and rehabilitation and the need to bring perpetrators to justice.
Against this backdrop of international condemnation, recent legal proceedings have brought attention
The March 22 terror attacks in Moscow and the deaths of more than a hundred innocent civilians represent one of the most unprecedented terrorist acts of recent years. Comparisons can be drawn, however, to the January 3rd Kerman bombings that killed nearly a hundred civilians and wounded two hundred more. These attacks, along with the targeting of military figures and resistance leaders in Lebanon and Syria over the past months, shouldn't be seen as isolated incidents.
The Kerman bombing and
By Seyyed Mohammad Javad Hasheminejad
Wailings of civilians and scenes of lifeless bodies of women, children, and innocent families stained with dust and blood in the Kerman terror attack were so harrowing that a significant number of countries, which usually maintained silence in the face of similar events in Iran, were compelled to condemn or take a stance against this tragic terrorist incident. The first question raised from the very beginning of this attack was about the perpetrator of
The Mojahedin-e Khalq organisation, also known as MEK, has a controversial history both within and outside Iran, dating back to the monarchy period. While some international representatives view MEK as a legitimate opposition to the Islamic Republic of Iran, concerns arise due to the methods used in its struggle against the Iranian government.
Articles of abuses towards MEK members within their camps add to these concerns, especially after the decision to host its fighters in Albania and
A short verbal exchange recently between a TV presenter and a low-profile politician and former lawmaker from a small country on the periphery of the European Union laid bare a long-standing problem of non-transparent lobbying in the highest EU institutions in Brussels.
A TV host on a popular Croatian talk show asked a guest how she copes with the growing European inflation of 13 percent since she has savings of 700-800,000 Euros in publicly available bank accounts.
This financial data was
On the morning of May 6, 2023, ringleader of the ASMLA group, Habib Farajollah Chaab (aka Habib Osaived), was executed. The ASMLA is a separatist terrorist group with Ba'athist and Pan-Arab ideologies operating in Khuzestan province.
The group was initially formed in the late 90s, but it officially started its activity in 2005 in the Netherlands and Denmark. Since then, the group has conducted dozens of terrorist operations especially in Khuzestan province which led to the death and injury of
Michael Rubin explained why the Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization (MEK) is the least popular group within Iran and among Iranians and how their opposition to Iran by no means endorses their popularity.
According to Habilian, Michael Rubin, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, mentioned in his piece published on the Institute’s website the reasons why the MEK has no social support and popularity in Iran.
Citing the MEK’s history in terrorism as one reason of unpopularity, Rubin
The Mujahedeen-e-Khalq was once an Islamic-Marxist revolutionary group in Iran and later an ally of Saddam Hussein in Iraq. The U.S. and Canada listed it as a terrorist entity until 2012. Now, it is a cult-like organization.
And last year, seven Canadian MPs travelled to Albania to attend one of its events, paid for by a Canadian MEK organization, the Iran Democratic Association.
The MPs, from three different parties, collectively accepted $27,975 for travel to an event called the Free Iran
Luisa Hommerich, a Berlin-based investigative journalist with the German weekly newspaper Die Zeit, couldn't hide her joy and thrill on February 10 as she triumphantly announced the end of a protracted legal battle against a terrorist cult.
Hamburg district court had a few days ago dismissed a lawsuit filed by the German branch of the dreaded West-backed terrorist group, Mujahedin -e-Khalq Organization (MKO), after a legal fight that lasted more than ten months.
The lawsuit, in particular, took
Members of Congress from both sides of the aisle are backing a bill that endorses Maryam Rajavi, an Iranian opposition figure who leads the Mojahedin-e Khalq.
As Iranians both inside Iran and in the diaspora organize against the Islamic Republic, a bipartisan collection of over160 members of the U.S. Congress this week put forward a resolution endorsing an exiled opposition group with a past of hard-line militancy that has been credibly accused of cult-like behavior.
On Thursday, Rep. Tom
Shoplifting is the act that was officially ordered by Massoud Rajavi the leader of the Mujahedin Khalq to his followers. This crime that usually involves stealing items by the person or an accomplice, and leaving the store without paying was constantly committed by members of the MEK across the European cities, according to former members interviewed in the recently published documentary, “Iran Aid- Ashraf Charity”.
The Iranian university professor and historian, Dr. Majid Tafreshi traveled to
The Mujahedin-e-Khalq (MKO) is a cult. Indeed, its top foreign affairs representative has been unable or unwilling to name a single subject of internal dissent over the past three decades, a strange inability given his claims that the group is democratic.
The group and the shell "community organizations" it creates to funnel cash to American and European politicos also refuse to open their books, raising questions about the origins of their money. This should raise a number of questions for any
For 45 years, Iran has faced relentless terrorism, including targeted assassinations and coordinated attacks by armed groups, and despite growing casualties and global focus, the country remains entangled in a battle with an evolving threat.
Dr. Seyed Hossein Mousavi Far is an Assistant Professor of International Law at the Faculty of Law and Political Science, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad. With a deep understanding of legal frameworks governing international relations, Dr. Mousavi Far has
