ASHRAF (Iraq), April 23: A ceasefire agreement reached with US forces allows the Iraq-based People’s Mujahideen, branded terrorist by Washington, to keep their arms while maintaining their war against the Iranian government, a spokesman for the group said on Wednesday.

The US military on Tuesday said it had reached a ceasefire agreement with the Iranian armed opposition group, which was given protection by Saddam Hussein’s regime.

“As far as the future is concerned, the forces of the mujahideen will stay with their arms and that was the substance of the agreement,” said Mohsen Nadi, the spokesman for the People’s Mujahedeen.

Nadi said at the group’s camp 60 kilometres north of Baghdad that the agreement consisted of three essential points:

— The People’s Mujahedeen could remained armed.

— No timeline was set for how long they could stay on their base.

— They would continue their efforts to overthrow the government in Tehran.

“Our combat and our war is only aimed at toppling the mullahs’ regime in Iran in order to establish democracy and for peace and stability in the whole region,” Nadi said. —AFP