{"id":317528,"date":"2024-03-16T08:46:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-16T07:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=317528"},"modified":"2025-09-20T16:24:42","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T15:24:42","slug":"iranian-regimes-investments-speak-louder-than-its-rhetoric-against-mek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/demonization-speeches-conferences\/iranian-regimes-investments-speak-louder-than-its-rhetoric-against-mek\/","title":{"rendered":"Iranian Regime’s Investments Speak Louder Than Its Rhetoric Against MEK"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In recent meetings and conferences convened by the Iranian Resistance on various occasions, speakers have spotlighted a recurrent tactic employed by purported members of the Iranian diaspora. These individuals caution against engagement with the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization<\/a> (PMOI\/MEK), whether through social media, email bombardment, or persistent phone calls, claiming that the MEK lacks support within Iran and should be avoided at all costs.<\/p>\n

This approach, however, is not novel. For decades, whenever a former foreign leader or a sitting MP engages with the National Council of Resistance (NCRI), an umbrella coalition that includes the MEK, the Iranian regime’s embassies around the globe target these individuals. They inundate them with emails, books, leaflets, and flyers, warning of the purportedly cultish and terrorist nature of the MEK, urging them to steer clear of the organization.<\/p>\n

In 2011, British MP Steve McCabe wrote to his fellow members in the House of Commons, “You might be contacted by people purporting to be ordinary Iranians living in the UK and warning you not to support the PMOI\u2026 I’m afraid this is a standard ploy of MOIS (Iran\u2019s Ministry of Intelligence and Security) and the individuals they mention are actually their agents. You might also receive a barrage of emails and phone calls as well as an expensive booklet produced by the Iranian Embassy. I\u2019ve experienced this situation before as have a number of other members who have, over the years, supported the British Parliamentary Committee for Iran Freedom.\u201d<\/p>\n

It is remarkable, however, that these warnings and hate letters seem to originate from sources ostensibly opposed to the terrorist regime in Iran, yet curiously, they align themselves with efforts that undermine initiatives most effectively targeting Tehran.<\/p>\n

At a conference in the French Parliament in early 2023, former Colombian Senator Ingrid Betancourt recounted<\/a> her ordeal of being heavily targeted by individuals who accused her of defending a dangerous cult. She explained how she was taken aback and started doing her own investigation to understand what she was experiencing.<\/p>\n

However, the sheer volume of insults and severe attacks has led many to question the validity of these claims, raising doubts as to whether they serve their intended purpose.<\/p>\n

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#Iran<\/a>\u2019s Regime Admits Failure in 44-Year Effort to Discredit #MEK<\/a>https:\/\/t.co\/rgxK3iXWrE<\/a><\/p>\n

— NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) January 29, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n