{"id":243919,"date":"2021-07-28T08:31:05","date_gmt":"2021-07-28T13:31:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=243919"},"modified":"2023-02-01T04:47:09","modified_gmt":"2023-02-01T03:47:09","slug":"self-proclaimed-washington-scholar-parroting-iran-propaganda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/srs\/self-proclaimed-washington-scholar-parroting-iran-propaganda\/","title":{"rendered":"Self-proclaimed Washington \u201cScholar\u201d Parroting Iran Propaganda"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Ali Safavi<\/strong><\/p>\n

Every time the principal Iranian resistance movement, the Mojahedin-e Khalq<\/a> (MEK<\/a>), makes headway in the campaign to unseat the murderous theocracy<\/a> ruling Iran, AEI’s self-proclaimed “scholar” Michael Rubin parrots the same scurrilous allegations, cheaply copied from Iranian intelligence service (MOIS), and already debunked in 2006<\/a> and 2011<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Kicking and screaming in their alternate reality, Rubin and like-minded \u201canalysts\u201d can wax angry all they like, but the MEK’s reach and strength continue to grow, especially inside Iran. Even if Rubin is for sale, facts aren’t.<\/p>\n

Indeed, his outlandish gossip column tales, such as the jibber-jabber that MEK leaders “rule with an iron fist,” stem from his intense anger about the MEK\u2019s continued organizational cohesion and unity, which in turn emanate precisely from the organization’s profoundly democratic internal relationships. Contrary to Rubin\u2019s pipe dreams, apparent in his previous writings, the MEK not only did not go into oblivion but more than ever before, it is perceived as a consequential player in Iranian politics and as the antithesis to the extremists ruling Iran.<\/p>\n

Interestingly, Rubin took his latest cue from the Iranian regime, whose Foreign Ministry launched a frantic attack against the hundreds of foreign dignitaries attending the Free Iran World Summit<\/a> 2021. Just read the Ayatollahs’ desperate head-bashing<\/a> on July 10: “Bought western politicians (incl #LyingCheatingStealing Pompeo) sell themselves cheap for a Europe-hosted circus arranged by a once Saddam-backed terrorist cult with Iranian blood on its hands.”<\/p>\n

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First day of Free #Iran<\/a> World Summit 10 July 2021
The clerical regime faces the impasse of impending overthrow; the democratic alternative marches on towards victory. #FreeIran2021<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/ZGs1UrC2gw<\/a><\/p>\n

— Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) July 11, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n