Iran says ‘intrinsically terrorist’ MKO poses constant threat to its hosts

Foreign Ministry Spokesman has pointed to the terrorist nature of the Mujahedin-e-Khalq Organization (MKO) and its latest clashes with Albanian police forces, insisting that the anti-Iran terror group will always pose a threat to the security of its host countries.

Nasser Kan’ani further explained in a series of tweets on Wednesday that the Iraqi government expelled MKO members from its territory as many other governments have also refused to accept them due to their terrorist nature.

He then expressed hope that Albania, which has played host to the terror group and thousand of its members for a decade at the urging of its Western backers, would “make up for its mistake of hosting this terrorist cult.”

His statements followed reported clashes that erupted on Tuesday after Albanian police forces raided a camp belonging to the MKO due to its engagement in “terror and cyber attacks” against foreign institutions.

At least one person was killed and dozens of others were injured during the clashes at the camp, known as Ashraf-3, in the northwest of the capital Tirana.

Citing press reports on the incident, Kan’ani explained that the Albanian police entered the Ashraf-3 camp for an inspection based on a legal ruling issued by Albania’s Special Court Against Crime and Corruption on June 20.

It was announced that “criminal and terrorist” measures by MKO members in Albania were the reason for the raid, he added.

Kan’ani further said that the relevant Albanian officials announced the seizure of a number of electronic systems and drones that the MKO members had used to track and direct their terrorist moves.

The Albanian officials were cited as saying that through its terrorist and cyber actions, the MKO violated the 2014 agreement that allowed its members to reside in Albania, he added.

Following the Albanian police raid, many accounts of the MKO terrorist group were reportedly deactivated on social media networks.

In a statement, Albania’s Interior Ministry said the MKO’s refusal to respect the 2014 agreement was the reason behind the country’s police operation on Tuesday.

It added that the group had carried out actions that contravened the commitments it made when it “settled in Albania for humanitarian purposes alone.”

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