“Chain killings refer to the execution of citizens in absentia and the secret implementation of issued sentences. When did this practice begin and at whose order?
Does Mr. Pourmohammadi, like Mr. Hosseini and other followers of Mr. Mosbah Yazdi, consider the victims as martyrs and Saeed Emami as a martyr?”

These two questions, like the other six questions, have remained unanswered by Mostafa Tajzadeh from Mostafa Pourmohammadi. Pourmohammadi, the head of the country’s Inspectorate Organization, who used to be a member of the officials of the Ministry of Intelligence of the Islamic Republic of Iran, recently revived the unresolved dispute by making statements about serial killings and accusing reformists of being involved in these killings.

While Mostafa Pourmohammadi himself is accused of being involved in serial killings, he stated in an interview with Mashregh website: “This story is part of the propaganda and manipulation by the leftist movement in the country. When the leftist movement wanted to attack someone, they had to come up with an excuse and accusation. They said some were violent, some were carrying axes, and then the story of serial killings emerged. Mr. Dary Najafabad was the minister at the time and this incident happened during his tenure.”

Dari Najafabadi, the Minister of Information of the Khatami government, resigned at the same time as the revelation of a series of chain murders. Pourmohammadi accused the reformists of being involved in the murders, stating: “The interesting point is that the main individuals responsible for these murders were the most famous left-wing forces in the Ministry of Information, and because we did not want to get involved in this conflict and did not see it in the best interest of the country, we did not take any action at that time. Their people are still present. The individuals who confessed to carrying out these unjust, illegal, and harmful actions for the nation were the famous left-wing figures in the Ministry of Information.”

Mustafa Tajzadeh wrote a letter from prison, asking questions and reminding Pouya Mohammad that he had been present for years in the judicial system, gathering information and working in the office of the leader. If Pouya Mohammad answers these questions, many dark points in the chain murders case will be resolved.

A few days ago, Mohammad Nourizad mentioned in an interview with the website Kalameh that Abolqasem Talebi, the director of the film “Gold Collars”, was a member of the Isfahan Information Office and, according to him, described the way Shapour Bakhtiar, the last prime minister of the Pahlavi era, was killed.

Hashemi Rafsanjani has recently considered the occurrence of assassinations outside the country as the work of self-serving agents and has linked it to the issue of relations with the West. In an interview with the International Studies Quarterly, he stated: “They understood that these were not the desires and strategies of the government. Imagine if terrorism was carried out in a country, they would not make it bigger. But there were extremists who are still present and have always been. Mikonos, which you mentioned, is also of the same type. Such movements have always existed. Even during the time of the Imam, there were individuals like this. Although the Imam did not approve of such actions, once in one of the neighboring countries, a shipment of explosives was discovered and it had a negative impact on us. Yes, I think there are still self-serving individuals, but this is not the policy of the country.”

After that, Abbas Salimi-Namin, the manager of the Office of Iranian Historical Studies, in response to Hashemi’s interview with Mashregh News website, talked about the role of Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani in the assassination.

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This type of payment: “The prelude of the Mikonos story is a publicity stunt. This incident happened during Mr. Fallahian’s tenure at the Ministry of Intelligence, and everyone knows how close he is to Mr. Hashemi. If they are telling the truth that the actions were carried out by rogue elements, they should have dismissed them. But did Mr. Fallahian have knowledge of this or not? And even though the West could not provide credible evidence in this matter, what is their goal in preluding this discussion? In my opinion, they want to say that if any actions against the West were taken during my government, it was not my doing, but the actions of some rogue elements, and this is not at all worthy of them! Does the West now accept their exoneration? This prelude is more of a message to the West and a competition with Ahmadinejad to gain the West’s favor. Of course, I do not want to talk

This is the first time that such a clear stance is taken in the Islamic Republic regarding foreign assassinations, and even the responsibility for the killings is attributed to rogue elements but linked to the system. While Mostafa Tajzadeh accuses a group of fundamentalists and Mostafa Pourmohammadi accuses reformists, or as he calls them, the left wing, Hashemi Rafsanjani speaks of the connection between the assassinations and the foreign policy of the Islamic Republic and the disruption of relations to discredit the bureaucrats, and Abbas Salimi-Namin indirectly threatens Hashemi to remain silent.