{"id":327764,"date":"2025-01-16T14:30:47","date_gmt":"2025-01-16T13:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=327764"},"modified":"2025-09-20T15:59:50","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T14:59:50","slug":"why-some-attack-the-mek-instead-of-irans-regime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/demonization-articles-analyses\/why-some-attack-the-mek-instead-of-irans-regime\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Some Attack the MEK Instead of Iran\u2019s Regime"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Free Iran 2023 rally Paris, July 9, 2023<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Three-minute read\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

On January 11, a landmark transatlantic conference in Paris<\/a> brought together political leaders and activists to discuss a decisive shift in Western policy toward Iran. The event underscored a clear consensus: peace in the Middle East and global security hinge on regime change in Tehran. The meeting, widely covered by international media, featured sharp criticism of the West\u2019s longstanding appeasement policies and presented a blueprint for empowering Iran\u2019s democratic opposition.<\/p>\n

Unsurprisingly, Tehran was quick to voice<\/a> its discontent. The regime\u2019s outrage was predictable, given the presence of an official from the incoming U.S. administration and the conference\u2019s prominent platform. However, the surprising development was the intensity of attacks from self-proclaimed regime opponents\u2014not against Tehran, but against the Iranian Resistance, particularly the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK\/PMOI)<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Social media and video platforms became battlegrounds. On YouTube, one individual, ostensibly a supporter of Iran\u2019s deposed monarchy, dismissed the MEK\u2019s organizational strength with anecdotes that lacked substance. Others, surrounded by symbols of Iran\u2019s former royal family, insisted that the Paris conference was insignificant, urging followers to remain unconcerned. A third berated a major media outlet for covering the event, hurling invective at attendees and guest speakers. Meanwhile, platforms like X (formerly Twitter) buzzed with activity from anonymous accounts attacking anyone associated with the Resistance, often using rhetoric eerily similar to that of the Iranian regime.<\/p>\n

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The Untarnished Truth: Regime\u2019s Forty-Year Battle to Discredit the #MEK<\/a> #FreeIran2023<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/qOJPiWXoYq<\/a><\/p>\n

— NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) July 9, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n