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MPs welcome Pentagon report on Iran’s spy network and demand expulsion of Iran’s agents from UK

The report reaffirms BPCIF’s 2007 report exposing Iran’s spy agents in the UK

A new report by the Federal Research Division of the US Library of Congress, commissioned by the Department of Defence and entitled “Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security: a Profile”, exposes Iran’s spy network in Europe and North America.
The report confirms the earlier findings of the British Parliamentary Committee for Iran Freedom which published its own report in 2007 entitled: “Spying for the Mullahs – Iran’s Agents in UK”.
The BPCIF report mentioned: “In March and April 2004, Iran mobilised its agents inside and outside the country to carry out acts against the opposition. Massoud Khodabadeh was one of the agents who travelled to Paris from the UK. He and others travelled to Auvers-sur-Oise, which is where the NCRI’s headquarters are located. Local mayors and town hall officials refused to meet them and told them they had to leave the town and that their activities were illegal. Apart from Massoud Khodabandeh, about ten others had gone to Auvers-sur-Oise that day. They were mainly from the Iranian regime’s embassy in France, although some had been dispatched from Tehran”.
“Massoud Khodabandeh and Anne Singleton, through their website, as well as other activities, appear to lead a small number of individuals engaged in an aggressive demonisation campaign against the PMOI. The Iranian regime has no credibility whatsoever and so it uses these individuals as a cover for its activities against the opposition and refugees,” the report added.
Now five years after this revelation the US anti-terrorism services have reached the same conclusion. Regrettably, during this time period Iran’s intelligence agents had first hand access to State Department officials and were able to influence their policies vis-a-vis Iran, Iraq and the PMOI in Camp Ashraf.
It is unfortunate that the misguided policies of the State Department resulted in the loss of 50 precious lives in Camp Ashraf and a forceful relocation of the Iranian dissidents from Ashraf to a prison camp – “Camp Liberty” – under US and UN supervision.
We call on the UK and US governments to expel Iran’s agents from their territory without delay. This would make our countries safer and make dealing with Iran more straightforward as we rid ourselves from the regime’s misinformation campaign.

The British Parliamentary Committee for Iran Freedom
9 January 2013

This statement has been supported by:
Rt. Hon. Lord Waddington GCVO DL QC, former Home Secretary
Professor Lord Alton of Liverpool
Lord Clarke of Hampstead, former Chairman of the Labour Party
Baroness Gould of Potternewton, Deputy Speaker of the House of Lords
Baroness Gibson of Market Rasen OBE, Deputy Speaker of the House of Lords
Baroness Harris of Richmond, Deputy Speaker of the House of Lords
Rt. Hon. Baroness Boothroyd OM, former Speaker of the House of Commons
Rt. Hon. Lord Dholakia PC OBE DL, Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrat Party
Lord Carlile of Berriew QC, former independent reviewer of terrorism legislation
Rt. Hon. Lord Fraser of Carmyllie QC, former Lord Advocate for Scotland
Rt. Rev. Bishop of Oxford
Rt. Rev. Bishop of Bath and Wells
Rt. Rev. Lord Harries of Pentregarth FKC DD FRSL, former Bishop of Oxford
Mr. Mike Hancock CBE MP, leader of the UK Liberal Democrats at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Lord Maginnis of Drumglass Mr. David Amess MP Lord Bilston Rt. Hon. Lord Eden of Winton PC Mr. Austin Mitchell MP Baroness Turner of Camden Baroness Masham of Ilton DL Lord Rea Lord Roberts of Llandudno Mr. Martin Caton MP Mr. Jim Dobbin MP Mr. Brian Binley MP Lord King of West Bromwich
Mr. Mark Williams MP Lord Inglewood DL Lord Turnberg Sir Roger Gale MP Baroness Blood Mr. John Leech MP Lord Joffe CBE Lord Cotter Sir Bob Russell MP Mr. Mike Freer MP Mr. Joe Benton MP Mr. Steve McCabe MP
Rt. Hon. Baroness Dean of Thornton-le-Fylde

www.iran-freedom.org
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