{"id":307871,"date":"2023-05-29T19:31:40","date_gmt":"2023-05-29T18:31:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=307871"},"modified":"2023-05-29T19:31:40","modified_gmt":"2023-05-29T18:31:40","slug":"the-release-of-assadollah-assadi-europes-dangerous-gamble-with-tehrans-state-terrorism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/the-release-of-assadollah-assadi-europes-dangerous-gamble-with-tehrans-state-terrorism\/","title":{"rendered":"The Release of Assadollah Assadi: Europe\u2019s Dangerous Gamble With Tehran\u2019s State Terrorism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/iranian-diplomat-terrorist-assadi-06022021.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In a recent development, the Omani government disclosed its role in facilitating a prisoner exchange between Belgium and Iran&#8217;s regime. However, the release of Assadollah Assadi, a convicted terrorist diplomat from Tehran, drew strong condemnation from the Iranian opposition coalition, the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/about-ncri\/ncri\/alternative\/\" rel=\"noopener\">National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI).<\/a><\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Before this incident, the Belgian Constitutional Court had issued a mandate requiring Brussels to inform the victims before extraditing the convict to Iran, granting them the opportunity to seek legal recourse. Shockingly, Assadi was released without notifying the victims, blatantly disregarding their rights and violating the court order.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Assadi <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/article\/what-to-make-of-the-release-of-assadollah-assadi-tehrans-diplomat-terrorist\/\" rel=\"noopener\">faced conviction<\/a> for masterminding and spearheading a terrorist attack aimed at an NCRI rally near Paris in 2018. Regarded as one of the most significant terror attempts on European soil, the incident left leaders and security experts around the world pondering how far Tehran is willing to cross the line.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This has not been the first time that an Iranian operative is caught red-handed but later exchanged as a Western government\u2014in Assadi\u2019s case, Belgium\u2014succumbed to the regime\u2019s hostage-taking act. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran&rsquo;s Terrorist-Diplomat, Assadollah Assadi, Led a Large Espionage &amp;amp; Terrorism Network in EU\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_NuuqeWGXCJA\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FNuuqeWGXCJA%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NuuqeWGXCJA\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT3M35S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-01-29T21:06:05Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_NuuqeWGXCJA\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FNuuqeWGXCJA%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran\u2019s Terrorist-Diplomat, Assadollah Assadi, Led a Large Espionage &amp; Terrorism Network in EU<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/NuuqeWGXCJA\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FNuuqeWGXCJA%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran&rsquo;s Terrorist-Diplomat, Assadollah Assadi, Led a Large Espionage &amp;amp; Terrorism Network in EU\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"New information raises new concerns about the case of Mohamad Javad Zarif\u2019s incarcerated diplomat-terrorist Assadollah Assadi. The information suggests the mullahs\u2019 network of espionage and terrorism is much wider in Europe than it appears. Assadi was arrested in July 2018 after delivering a bomb to a terrorist couple, Nasimeh Na\u2019ami and Amir Saadouni, in Luxembourg and tasking them to plant the bomb in the \u201cFree Iran\u201d gathering of the Iranian opposition in Villepinte, north of Paris, France. Germany\u2019s police arrested Assadi on July 1 before he could enter Austria, where he served as the third secretary of Iran\u2019s embassy. The German authorities found a green notebook in Assadi\u2019s car with important information about the 2018 bombing plot, Assadi\u2019s acts and travels, and the amounts of money he had given to different Iranians. According to the Deutsche Welle Farsi, the German Federal Criminal Court (BKA) is investigating Assadi\u2019s activities on a mission from the German Attorney General. The question is: Has Assadi commanded a large network of people tasked with different missions? The information in his notebook suggests Assadi had 144 visits to Germany. One of Assadi\u2019s notes refers to the Islamic Center of Hamburg. The BKA recognizes this center as one of the regime\u2019s espionage and export of fundamentalism centers. Another issue that caught the attention of the police is that Assadi had several receipts with him, indicating cash payments he made to some people. Recipients\u2019 identities have not yet been determined, since they have used common Iranian names. One of these individuals received 2500 Euros, another 5000 Euros, and another person confirmed the receipt of a laptop. According to Deutsche Welle, the BKA authorities deduce that these payments could be the salaries of the regime\u2019s agents. According to the Belgian prosecutors\u2019 indictment, during the last meeting between Assadi and the couple on June 28, 2018, in Luxembourg, Na\u2019ami received the bomb, a new SIM card, and 180,000 euros. On June 26, 19,000 euros was wired to the couple\u2019s account. Another Assadi\u2019s agent Mehrdad Arefani who was arrested during the bomb plot made 62 cash deposits in 2017 and 2018, with a total of 28,409Euros, into his accounts. In fact, the regime used the European Union\u2019s inaction to create and lead a large network of spies and terrorists across Europe. The 2018 foiled bomb plot is only the tip of the iceberg of the Iranian regime\u2019s network in Europe. Now the key questions are: Who are those agents mentioned in Assadi\u2019s notebook? Which diplomat has Mohammad Javad Zarif appointed to run the network instead of Asadi? As long as the regime has its embassies and so-called cultural centers remain open, and its officials can travel to Europe, the regime will maintain its network of terrorism and espionage in Europe. EU leaders should expel the regime\u2019s agents, close its embassies and the so-called cultural centers, and ban the entry of all Iranian officials to Europe for their role in terrorism. Read More: https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/IranNCR\/ https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy Subscribe to NCRI weekly newsletter t.ly\/MybJ #Iran #terrorism #AssadollahAssadi #EU\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Tehran&#8217;s involvement in staging terrorist attacks or plotting major acts of terror <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/publications\/special-reports\/an-overview-of-irans-history-of-hostage-taking-and-how-western-appeasement-has-fueled-tehrans-terrorism\/\" rel=\"noopener\">spans multiple countries and continents<\/a>. The regime&#8217;s embassies have played a key role in both organizing and facilitating these crimes, some of which include: <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On July 13, 1989, a tragic incident occurred in Vienna, where Abdol Rahman Qassemlou, the leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran, along with his aides Abdullah Qaderi-Azar, Fadel Mala, and Mahmoud Rassoul, was fatally shot during a meeting with envoys from the Iranian regime. Shockingly, the perpetrators were allowed to return to Iran shortly after the crime took place.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On April 24, 1990, a tragic event unfolded when Prof. Kazem Rajavi, the representative of the NCRI in Switzerland and elder brother of Massoud Rajavi, the leader of the Iranian Resistance, was assassinated in his car near Geneva in Coppet. Swiss authorities issued arrest warrants for at least 13 terrorists possessing Iranian service passports. In November 1992, two suspects, Mohsen Sharif Esfahani, and Ahmad Taheri, were apprehended in France. Subsequently, in February 1993, the Paris high court ordered the extradition of the two men to Switzerland. However, to the surprise of many, the French government covertly deported the suspects back to Iran.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On September 17, 1992, a horrific event unfolded at the Mykonos restaurant in Berlin, Germany, where Dr. Sadegh Sharafkandi, the leader of the KDPI, and his three Kurdish aides, Homayoun Ardalan, Fattah Abdollahi, and Nouri Dehkordi, were assassinated.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A forgotten lesson<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Soon after Tehran assassinated Dr. Sadegh Sharafkandi and his associates, many European countries summoned their ambassadors from Iran and expelled many Iranian diplomats or agents from their soil. This seriously damaged the regime\u2019s terrorist operation in Europe, hindering it from executing terrorist plots on European soil.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Shockingly, 15 years later, on December 10, 2007, Germany released and deported two of the masterminds behind the crime, including Kazem Darabi. Upon Darabi&#8217;s return to Tehran, he received a hero&#8217;s welcome and was granted a high-ranking position in the government.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Western response has been inadequate, enabling the regime&#8217;s terror apparatus to execute its malicious agenda. Whether driven by electoral concerns, economic interests, or strategic misjudgment, appeasement has only empowered Tehran to persist in its extortion tactics for over four decades.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Western governments had a golden opportunity to dismantle the regime&#8217;s extensive network of terrorism and espionage in Europe when they apprehended Assadi with substantial evidence. His trial unveiled his role in managing a vast network of spies and terrorists throughout the continent. However, the identities of those spies remained undisclosed, and Assadi was ultimately released.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As his arrest was a major blow to the regime\u2019s machinery of terrorism, Assadi&#8217;s release represents a disgraceful capitulation to terrorism and hostage-taking. Tehran will persist in its nefarious acts of terrorism and hostage diplomacy, utilizing its embassies as hubs for these activities. European countries must confront the clerical regime&#8217;s terrorism sooner rather than later. They had an opportunity but failed to seize it, and their reluctance to take decisive action may result in further loss of lives at the hands of the world&#8217;s foremost state-sponsor of terrorism.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a recent development, the Omani government disclosed its role in facilitating a prisoner exchange between Belgium and Iran&rsquo;s regime. 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