{"id":218464,"date":"2020-05-19T14:43:21","date_gmt":"2020-05-19T13:43:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=218464"},"modified":"2023-01-23T23:23:34","modified_gmt":"2023-01-23T22:23:34","slug":"khameneis-remarks-once-again-show-iran-regimes-fear-of-mek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/khameneis-remarks-once-again-show-iran-regimes-fear-of-mek\/","title":{"rendered":"Khamenei\u2019s Remarks Once Again Show Iran Regime\u2019s Fear of MEK"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_218465\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-218465\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"The-Iranian-regime\u2019s-supreme-leader-in-a-video-conference-with-his-Basiji-paramilitary-forces-posing-as-students\" class=\"size-full wp-image-218465\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/The-Iranian-regime\u2019s-supreme-leader-in-a-video-conference-with-his-Basiji-paramilitary-forces-posing-as-students.jpg\" alt=\"Khamenei\u2019s remarks once again show Iran regime\u2019s fear of MEK \" width=\"800\" height=\"510\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/The-Iranian-regime\u2019s-supreme-leader-in-a-video-conference-with-his-Basiji-paramilitary-forces-posing-as-students.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/The-Iranian-regime\u2019s-supreme-leader-in-a-video-conference-with-his-Basiji-paramilitary-forces-posing-as-students-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/The-Iranian-regime\u2019s-supreme-leader-in-a-video-conference-with-his-Basiji-paramilitary-forces-posing-as-students-768x490.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/The-Iranian-regime\u2019s-supreme-leader-in-a-video-conference-with-his-Basiji-paramilitary-forces-posing-as-students-696x444.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/The-Iranian-regime\u2019s-supreme-leader-in-a-video-conference-with-his-Basiji-paramilitary-forces-posing-as-students-659x420.jpg 659w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-218465\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Iranian regime\u2019s supreme leader, in a video conference, with his Basiji paramilitary forces posing as students<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Iranian regime\u2019s supreme leader, in a video conference on Sunday, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">with his\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Basiji<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0paramilitar<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">y forces posing as students, once again expressed his utter fear of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK)<\/a><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and its role in leading the restive Iranian society toward toppling the regime.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cDo not allow your protests to be viewed as protests against the Islamic system; the enemy is waiting for this. Sometimes, you may assume that you are protesting the issue of the stock exchange or Pride [an automobile brand produced locally]. But depending on the way you protest, the enemy views or implies it as a\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">protest<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">against\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the system. You must seriously prevent this from happening and not allow the enemy to have an opportunity to make such an assumption because of your protest or imply to others that this is a protest against the system,\u201d Khamenei said, adding<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">:<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u201cIt would be good if you be at the forefront of demands. If you stop leading in this arena, then others may take the lead whose aim is not to resolve the people\u2019s difficulties but are aiming to fight against Islam and the Islamic Republic.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Do not<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0allow that. In other words, this must not happen.\u201d<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Recently the Iranian regime brutally arrested two elite students, Amir\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Hossain<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Moradi an Ali\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Younesi<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">for allegedly supporting the MEK.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On May 5, 2020\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">t<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">he <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK)<\/a> a<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">nnounced the names of 18 others, among the many who have been arrested by the regime.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0While terrified of the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">youth being attracted to the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MEK<\/a> and its democratic values,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and instructing\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">regime\u2019s officials to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">go and speak with students at the universities<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201d and repeat\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">regime\u2019s allegations against the MEK, in order to desperately<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0prevent youth from supporting the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MEK<\/a><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, Khamenei<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0said: \u201c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Places<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0of gathering for young people, including universities, have been the target of two major evils: passivity and deviation. In the early days of the revolution, we had some young people who believed in Islam\u2026. They were attracted to the MEK\u2026 And joined their path.\u201d In a clear edict to suppress the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MEK<\/a> and dissidents, Khamenei added<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">:<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u201cExpand the revolutionary front. Recruit \u2026 Of course, I\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">don\u2019t<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0mean the MEK, the non-believers \u2026 I do not recommend that we appease those who do not accept the foundations of the revolution, cast doubt on its foundations, promote the enemy, and put us on the wrong path. Not at all. You must deal with them explicitly and strongly\u2026 They (<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">enemy) also work on our youth and try to exploit them and are planning for this.\u201d<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Khamenei\u2019s remarks alone debunk<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0the<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0regime<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0longtime campaign of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">demonizing the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MEK<\/a> and portraying it as a so-called \u201cgrouplet,\u201d with little\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">or\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">no support.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In p<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">arallel with this demonization campaign abroad, the regime has published hundreds of books<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0produced dozens of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">films<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">to somehow discredit the MEK for the youth.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On April 24, 2020, Iran\u2019s state-run Nasim-e Kermanshah website republished an article originally printed by the state-run Nama News and Nasim News agencies.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0The so-called \u201cMEK expert\u201d\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Meysam<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Parsa<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0wrote in this article: \u201c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Why do we pointlessly put the name of Reza Pahlavi, who poses no threat to the system, as a distraction along with the name of the real enemy, the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MEK<\/a>, which seeks our downfall. While our supporters continue this wrong method, Massoud Rajavi (leader of the Iranian resistance) constantly speaks of \u201cResistance Units\u201d and orders chaos and our [regime\u2019s] downfall?<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201d\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In fact, the regime\u2019s officials<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0particularly Khamenei<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and state media<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, in words and action have been warning of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the restive Iranian society and the post-coronavirus situation<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and severe economic situation<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">; and most importantly the MEK<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2019s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0role.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The state-run\u00a0<\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-on-the-verge-of-a-revolution\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Jamaran<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0website, in a lengthy article published on May 1<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0wrote:\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Long-term grief has become devastating in much of our society. Also, the rage of successive years has turned into hatred. Just one spark is enough to cause an emotional outbreak of social violence. Regardless of its origins, this spark could be a rise in gasoline prices, or a plane crash, or anything else.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> On the Verge of a Revolution<br \/>\nIranian society is on the verge of another revolution. This is not only the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iranian?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iranian<\/a> Resistance\u2019s analysis but that of the regime\u2019s own experts and analysts who confirm this truth in one way or another. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/coronavirus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#coronavirus<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Fl0kQrpE3n\">https:\/\/t.co\/Fl0kQrpE3n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1262022446091251713?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 17, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201c<span data-contrast=\"auto\">The\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">MEK had organized (the uprising) since a few months ago<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. T<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">hey selected some people inside the country<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. T<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">hey were also the ones who called on the people to make the people follow them<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201d\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Khamenei<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0said in a speech\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">January 2018.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">According to the IRGC-affiliated Fars news, Hossein\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ashtari<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, the Commander of State Security Forces (SSF), said: \u201cOur investigations show that behind the scenes, anti-revolutionary organizations and the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MEK<\/a> led these movements.\u201d (Fars News Agency, November 17, 2019<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">)\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"gtx-trans\">\n<div class=\"gtx-trans-icon\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Iranian regime&rsquo;s supreme leader, in a video conference on Sunday, with his&nbsp;Basiji&nbsp;paramilitary forces posing as students, once again expressed his utter fear of the People&rsquo;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":218465,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-218464","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-iran-resistance"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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