Iran Protests the Presence of Egyptian Parliament Representatives at the MEK Meeting

Reports indicate that following the attendance of several Egyptian parliament representatives at the "National Council of Resistance" meeting in Paris, which is primarily organized by the Mojahedin-e Khalq (MEK), the Iranian Foreign Ministry summoned the head of the Egyptian Interests Section in Tehran. According to IRNA, on Wednesday, July 13, the Iranian Foreign Ministry announced that following the MEK's gathering in Paris and the participation of some Egyptian parliament members, the head of the First Middle East and North Africa Department of the Iranian Foreign Ministry called the head of the Egyptian Interests Section in Tehran to the Foreign Ministry. According to this report, Hamid Reza Dehghani, head of the First Middle East and North Africa Department, conveyed "the Islamic Republic of Iran's strong protest against this interventionist action by Egypt and support for the Mojahedin-e Khalq." Dehghani stated, "The participation of several Egyptian parliament members in the meeting of the terrorist group Mojahedin and their alignment with this terrorist group constitutes a clear interference in Iran's internal affairs." Iranian officials refrain from using the name Mojahedin-e Khalq, referring to the organization as "Monafeqin" (hypocrites). This Iranian Foreign Ministry official condemned the presence of Egyptian parliament representatives at the Paris meeting, stating that Egyptian officials are expected to adopt principled and responsible policies to maintain peace and stability in the region. According to the report, "the head of the Egyptian Interests Section also emphasized Cairo's policy of non-interference in the internal affairs of countries and stated that he would convey the Islamic Republic of Iran's protest to his government." Iran had previously protested to France regarding the holding of the MEK meeting in Paris. Iranian officials had also previously strongly protested to Riyadh due to the speech of Turki al-Faisal, the former head of Saudi intelligence, at a meeting in Paris, considering it a sign of the Saudi government's "participation" in what they described as "terrorist" actions of this group. Ali Younesi, the assistant to the Iranian president, also criticized Saudi Arabia's proximity to the MEK, stating that this is the same mistake that Saddam made by using the MEK as his war machine against us. Iran considers the MEK a terrorist group, but the United States and the European Union have removed this group from their lists of terrorist organizations. In this context, Iran summoned the French ambassador in protest against the MEK gathering in Paris. Younesi: Massoud Rajavi was injured or killed in the U.S. attack on Iraq. The MEK spokesperson reacted to Turki al-Faisal's remarks about Massoud Rajavi. Thousands of supporters of the National Council of Resistance gathered in Paris. The changing battlefield of "proxy forces"; war against the people in the streets of Iran. The first paragraph; the responsibility of the opposition and the possibility of radicalizing Iranian society. The death of the last Mossad representative in Tehran amid the Iran crisis.