The conviction of Assadi in Belgium reminds us that Tehran is also a threat to Europe
Twenty years in prison. This is the penalty that a Belgian court has imposed on Asadollah Assadi, an Iranian diplomat stationed in Vienna, convicted for his role as organizer of a terrorist attack against the Iranian opposition in France. An attack that should have hit the annual meeting of the Muhjaeedin del Popolo (MeK), which was also attended by international representatives, including Italian parliamentarians and politicians (such as the ambassador Giulio Terzi di Sant'Agata and the senator of the Democratic Party Roberto Rampi) .
Fortunately that attack failed and the two terrorists who wanted to carry it out were arrested. For the record, Assadi, with the false name of Daniel, had made several trips to Europe to recruit agents and terrorists, including several visits to Italy, as reported by Guido Olimpio in an article published in Corriere della Sera . The Belgian court that sentenced Assadi considered his diplomatic immunity invalid, because Assadi was arrested in July 2018 while on vacation in Germany, at the request of Europol.
Obviously, needless to say, the Iranian regime has denied any involvement and accused the West of plotting a plot against the Islamic Republic. No surprise.
The fact remains that Assadi's sentence is yet another demonstration of the danger of the Iranian regime, a threat to global security, including Europe. It must be remembered that at the same time that Assadi was arrested, other Iranian diplomats were expelled from countries such as Austria, Holland and Albania, for trying to organize attacks on Iranian dissidents or against Jewish and Israeli targets. We must remember the denunciation of the American ambassador Nathan Sales who, only a few months ago, revealed the presence of Hezbollah ammonium nitrate deposits in Europe, also in Italy. The same ammonium nitrate whose explosion caused the massacre at the port of Beirut on 4 August 2020.
What must we wait to recognize the Islamic Republic as a threat also for Europe, for a massacre also on European territory?
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