Iran General NewsIranian opposition rallies in front of EU Council

Iranian opposition rallies in front of EU Council

-

AFP: Around 5,000 supporters of Iran’s main armed opposition group, the People’s Mujahedeen, demonstrated in Brussels Monday in front of the building where EU foreign ministers were meeting, police said.
The National Council of Resistance of Iran, which called the rally, claimed that 25,000 people took part. AFP

BRUSSELS – Around 5,000 supporters of Iran’s main armed opposition group, the People’s Mujahedeen, demonstrated in Brussels Monday in front of the building where EU foreign ministers were meeting, police said.

The National Council of Resistance of Iran, which called the rally, claimed that 25,000 people took part.

The protestors, carrying Iranian flags and portraits of their leaders Massud and Maryam Rajavi, were demanding the removal of the Iraq-based People’s Mujahedeen from the EU’s blacklist of terrorist organisations.

British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw dismissed the call. “I’ve seen no evidence myself in favour of removing them, because they were and remain a terrorist organization,” he told reporters in the sidelines of the talks.

The 25 foreign ministers were not expected to raise the issue in their discussions on Iran, focussing on Tehran’s cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Association over Iran’s controversial nuclear programme.

Iran has allowed the IAEA to carry out tough inspections of what it insists is an atomic energy programme, rejecting US claims that it is planning to produce nuclear weapons.

The British and German foreign ministers Monday called on Iran to “honour its commitment” to suspend its uranium enrichment activities.

Latest news

Land Subsidence in Critical Conditions in Isfahan

Mehdi Toghyani, a member of the Iranian regime’s Majlis (parliament), pointed to the occurrence of land subsidence in various...

Iran’s Actual Inflation Rate Higher Than Official Stats

The state-run Donya-e-eqtesad newspaper, in a report analyzing the "general sentiment" regarding inflation in 2023, has stated that households...

Iranian Workers’ Monthly $136 Wages Can’t Cover $500 Expenses

The lives of a significant portion of the Iranian population are marked by uncertainty, largely because the Iranian economy...

Iranian Nurses Earn Twice Their Wages in Ride-Hailing Services

Reza Aryanpour, a member of the regime’s Majlis (parliament) Health and Treatment Commission, highlighted the growing trend of nurses...

Iran: Unprecedented Record of 152 Million Liters of Gasoline Consumption Per Day

On March 19, Iran set a new historical record in gasoline consumption with 152 million liters consumed in one...

Iran’s Youths Have Highest Unemployment Rate

The Iranian regime’s Eghtesad News website reported that data from the Statistical Center of Iran shows that the youth...

Must read

Iran oil minister vows to bypass sanctions after new U.S. curbs

Reuters: Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh said Tehran would...

Putin says West seeking ‘regime change’ in Iran

AFP: Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Friday accused the...

You might also likeRELATED
Recommended to you