Azerbaijan, Baku, Jan. 27 / Trend , D.Ibrahimova /
Exclusion of Iranian People's Mujahedeen Org (MEK) from the EU list of terrorist organizations demonstrates the increasing tension between Iran and the EU, as well as the desire of EU to exert political pressure on Iran.
"European countries have tried to present this as an act of compliance of decisions of the European Court, an American expert on terrorism and Mujaheds Gawdat Bahgat said to Trend . However, it shows the growing tension between the EU and Iran because of Tehran's nuclear development program.
The EU on Monday for the first time
excluded MEK from the list of terrorist organizations.
The organization has been included in the EU list of terrorist organizations in
2002. However, the European Court of Justice has ruled on several times a
decision on unmotivated mentioning MEK in this list. As a result MEK was
excluded from the list..
The MEK was created with the aim of overthrowing Shah's regime in Iran and establishment of a socialist Islamic republic. Shortly after the Islamic revolution in 1979, its activities were banned in Iran, and it began to operate in Iraq. In 1981, the MEK fighters have organized the attack, which killed the President and Prime Minister of Iran. Members serve for a change of government in Iran.
Experts believe that the EU chose wrong time to exclude the MEK from the list of terrorist organizations
According to observers, the EU chose wrong time to exclude the MEK from the list of terrorist organizations. "It came in a bad time because the United States expressed a willingness to talk to Iran, the U.S.and EU would be worth to take a unified stance against Iran," Gawdat said to Trend via e-mail.
New U.S. president Barack Obama stated readiness to cooperate with Iran. Diplomatic relations between the two countries were severed in 1980.
Relations between Iran and the U.S. and Europe are worsening due to the development of Tehran's nuclear program. Europe fears that Tehran acquiring nuclear weapons, Iran insists on exclusively peaceful nature of its development. With regard to Iran's UN Security Council adopted five resolutions, three of them contain economic sanctions.
However, some experts believe that the true reason for exclusion of MEK from the list of terrorist organizations is the desire of the EU to put on Iran not only economic but also political pressure.
The EU strives to increase pressure upon Iran and this action of the EU shows that it prepares new projects to influence Tehran, Hasan Ibrahimi, member of the commission on security under Iran's parliament, told Trend over phone. The EU made it after Baghdad and Tehran signed the agreement on deportation of Mujaheds from the territory of Iraq last month, he said.
German expert of Iran origin Mehran Barati thinks there are no political motives in excluding the MEK from the list of terror organizations.
It happened because the MEK repeatedly complained to the European court regarding illegal recognition of terror organization and finally, the court made a decision on unmotivated mentioning in this list, he said.
"The EU must follow decision of the European Court," he told trend News over phone.
According to experts, excluding the MEK from the list of terror organizations can lead to political sequences unfavorable for Iran.
According to expert on Iran Mehran Barati, 2,900 Mujahids are in Iraq neighboring with Iran from where they can sally to Iran as 30 years ago.
After banning of the MEK in Iran, the organization was relocated to Iraq from where it sallies.
The U.S. expert Gawdat considers military attack of the MEK on Iran impossible. Iraq won't allow using its territory for attacks on Iran as presently, Bagdad is ally of Tehran, he said.
If Mujahids activate the organization, oppositional forces will increase pressure on Iran, Barati, chairman of "Berlin" scientific-research center, told Trend over phone.
After this event, relations between the EU and Iran are likely to aggravate more as the MEK is very important for Iran, Gawdat told trend News.
T.Jafarov and E.Tariverdiyeva contributed in the article.
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