INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
TEHRAN - The Iranian embassy in Italy released a statement on Monday in which it suggested that the European Union needs to stop double
standards and rename the MKO as a terrorist group.The statement was released as Iran on Tuesday marked the memory of President Mohammad Ali
Rajaie and Prime Minister Mohammad Javad Baonar who were assassinated by the MKO on August 30, 1981.The embassy suggested the EU officials
should stop practicing double standards in fight against terrorism, saying standing up for the MKO has severely damaged the reputation of
the EU and Europe as a continent, which claims it is firmly against terrorism.According to the statement which was published in several
also underlined that the MKO formed a brief alliance with former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussain, who had earlier waged an aggressive
eight-year war against Iran, and relied on him for military and logistical aid in fight against their own nation.The statement went on to
should not serve as instruments at the service of shutting a blind eye on horrifying terrorist acts, and whitewashing the terrorists by free
in the world, it is because of its support for and protection of terrorists, which runs counter to democracy and the human rights
