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The government-run [[PressTV]] reported the group (identified as "Iran Royal Association") had taken responsibility for the January 2010 assassination of Iranian physics professor [[Masoud Alimohammadi]]. The group denies having done so.<ref>[http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/tehranbureau/2010/01/bomb-kills-iran-nuclear-physicist-tied-to-mousavi.html Bomb Kills Professor Tied to Mousavi], 12 Jan 2010</ref> (Another organization called the [[Iran Liberation Front]] has also been reported to have claimed responsibility.<ref>http://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2010/01/12/97050.html (dead link)</ref>) |
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Revision as of 09:07, 27 November 2011
Kingdom Assembly of Iran (Anjoman-e Padeshahi-e Iran, also Soldiers of the Kingdom Assembly of Iran, Iran Monarchy Committee, or Tondar) is a militant Iranian royalist group[1] which seeks to overthrow the Islamic Republic and restore the ousted Iranian monarchy.[2] The group is banned in the Islamic Republic of Iran
Origins
Although it has been called "a little-known exile group,"[3] the Assembly has appeared in several news stories in recent years. The group was founded and is headed by Frood Fouladvand who has reportedly been missing since January 2007.
Activities and alleged activities
Bombings
The Jamestown Foundation reported that the organization took responsibility for the 2008 Shiraz explosion[2] at the Hosseynieh Seyed al-Shohada Mosque where twelve people were killed and 202 injured. Mohammad-Reza Ali-Zamani and Arash Rahmanipour, alleged by the government to be members of the assembly, were arrested and tried for the bombing by the Judiciary of the Islamic Republic of Iran. In January 2010 they were executed for "waging war against God" and attempting to overthrow the Islamic regime. An Assembly spokesperson has denied that Ali Zamani had played any role in the post-election protests,[4] stating that he had worked with the organization, but his job was "simply to pass on news for our radio station and to make broadcast packages".[3]
Other activities
In 2005, 56 Iranians staging a sit-in against the Iranian Islamic government were arrested at the Brussels airport for refusing to leave a Lufthansa plane. At least one protester, Armin Atshgar, identified himself as a member of the group and told the press that "We want the European Union to remove the Islamic leaders from Iran."[5] The group was also reportedly active at the annual Nowruz Persian parade in New York City.[6]
References
- ^ Iran hangs alleged dissidents to warn opposition, January 29, 2010
- ^ a b Iranian Monarchist Group Claims Responsibility for Shiraz Mosque Attack, Terrorism Focus, Volume: 5 Issue: 20, May 20, 2008
- ^ a b "Iran activist sentenced to death for election protests", Robert Tait, The Guardian (8-10-2009).
- ^ Iran 'executes two over post-election unrest' BBC News, 28 January 2010
- ^ "Iranian protest ends in Brussels", BBC News, 11 March 2005
- ^ Alicia Colon, "Tehran Condemns Persian Pride", The New York Sun, March 16, 2007
External links
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