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French police prevent MKO from holding rally
The ban comes as Western powers seek to defuse tensions with Iran and a few weeks after Tehran released several Europeans from prison including two French nationals. French President Emmanuel Macron held a 90-minute call with Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi on June 10.
France 24 has reported that the MKO was reported to have been furious by the Paris police’s de facto ban on the rally, claiming that it was the result of “pressure” on France by the Iranian government.
The MKO intended to stage a rally after the release of an Iranian diplomat falsely convicted of masterminding a plot to bomb the group in 2018.
Mujahedeen Khalq has held frequent rallies in the French capital over the years, often attended by high-profile former U.S., European, and Arab officials critical of the Islamic Republic.
The MKO terrorist organization has assassinated more than 15,000 Iranian authorities and civilians in its campaign since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.