{"id":217253,"date":"2020-04-26T10:00:31","date_gmt":"2020-04-26T09:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=217253"},"modified":"2023-01-23T17:13:43","modified_gmt":"2023-01-23T16:13:43","slug":"irans-state-media-admit-mek-is-the-main-threat-monarchy-is-inconsequential","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/irans-state-media-admit-mek-is-the-main-threat-monarchy-is-inconsequential\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran\u2019s State Media Admit MEK Is the Main Threat, Monarchy Is Inconsequential"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Maryam Rajavi, Free Iran Rally \u2014 Paris 2018<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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On April 24, 2020, Iran\u2019s state-run Nasim-e Kermanshah<\/a> website republished an article originally printed by the state-run Nama News and Nasim News agencies. The repeated dissemination of the article demonstrates the regime\u2019s extraordinary fear of Iran’s main opposition group, the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran<\/a> (PMOI\/MEK). The article describes the MEK<\/a> as the main threat to overthrow the regime and outlines the organization\u2019s role inside Iran. It also quotes regime officials and media talking about supporters of the deposed monarchy as a \u201cdistraction\u201d to prevent people from joining or supporting the main opposition.
\nThe truth is that monarchy in Iran was historically buried when millions of Iranians rose up against it and marked the 1979 revolution. With their revolution, the people of Iran expressed their historic choice of rejecting all forms of dictatorship. The mullahs\u2019 unparalleled and inhuman crimes will not simply erase from the people\u2019s memory the horrendous crimes committed by the monarchy in the past. Therefore, the people are not yearning for the return of the Shah\u2019s dictatorship instead of achieving true freedom and democracy.<\/p>\n

Making claims about supposed supporters of the monarchy inside Iran and comparing them to the MEK<\/a> by the regime\u2019s officials and media is an orchestrated plot by the regime\u2019s Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) to divert the attention of the Iranian people and the international community from the most viable alternative to the Iranian regime. The regime does this because it is fully aware that supporters of the uprooted monarchy do not amount to a serious opposition or an alternative to the regime. Therefore, continuously highlighting their presence will not pose any significant threat to the regime. By mentioning them, the regime intends to discredit the main opposition group, namely the MEK. The article republished by the Nasim-e Kermanshah acknowledges this fact.<\/p>\n

The translation of this article is below:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The \u201cdistraction<\/span><\/b>\u201d tactic and a costly negligence\u00a0<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

Why we unreasonably use the name of Reza Pahlavi [<\/span><\/b>the\u00a0<\/span><\/b>Shah\u2019s son]<\/span><\/b>,<\/span><\/b>\u00a0who pose<\/span><\/b>s<\/span><\/b> no threat to the system, as a distraction <\/span><\/b>and put it beside the real enemy, the MEK, which seeks our downfall.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This was the same question I heard from one of<\/span>\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0Friday Prayer leaders and representative<\/span>s<\/span>\u00a0of the supreme leader. We were discussing\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>MEK and the process of these sworn enemies of the revolution and the Islamic Republic. It was amid the 2018 rebellion and it was clear for all of us that the MEK<\/a> was having a leading and expediting role [during the uprising].\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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January 14 – Tehran, #Iran<\/a>
Tehran University
Students protesting and chanting:
"Death to oppressors, be it the Shah or the leader!" referring to regime supreme leader Ali Khamenei.#IranProtests<\/a>pic.twitter.com\/lFOsTBVFTq<\/a><\/p>\n

— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) January 14, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Dr.\u00a0<\/span>Meysam<\/span>\u00a0Parsa<\/span>: My t<\/span>rip to the holy city of Mashhad and pilgrimage of Imam Reza\u2019s holy shrine refined my soul. On my way back to Tehran, the train\u2019s moving and the quick reflection of trees and houses in the wagon\u2019s window filled me with a sense of passion. I was not paying attention to the search result on my telephone. Because of the expertise and research subject, which is the MEK<\/a>, I search the keywords \u201cMEK\u201d \u201cPMOI<\/a>\u201d every day. I should emphasize, that when I started my research about the MEK grouplet, I was willing to do some research about Islamic history during the Safavid dynasty. But I quickly understood that the \u201cMEK\u201d subject is very vast. Entering its maze will not leave any chance to research other subjects. As I was enjoying the view of the road, I reminded myself that I should not lose the opportunity, so I looked at the search results. One of the [state-run] news agencies wrote something like this: \u201cThe MEK<\/a> and monarchy plots \u2026.\u201d Seeing this created the same question for me: How far we are going to continue this negligence?\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n