{"id":330039,"date":"2025-04-01T22:00:45","date_gmt":"2025-04-01T21:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=330039"},"modified":"2025-09-16T17:16:23","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T16:16:23","slug":"how-expelled-mek-members-are-turned-into-iranian-regimes-mouthpieces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/demonization-articles-analyses\/how-expelled-mek-members-are-turned-into-iranian-regimes-mouthpieces\/","title":{"rendered":"How Expelled MEK Members Are Turned into Iranian Regime’s Mouthpieces"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In recent years, the world has witnessed the emergence of a profoundly explosive situation inside Iran. Widespread protests, relentless waves of uprisings<\/a>, and the courage of a younger generation demanding freedom have exposed the regime\u2019s fundamental fragility. The notion that the Islamic Republic stands on the brink of collapse is no longer a prediction\u2014it is a prevailing assessment shared by analysts, policymakers, and global observers alike.<\/p>\n

Faced with this mounting crisis of legitimacy, the Iranian regime has desperately clung to power using a multifaceted strategy of repression, deception, and disinformation. One of its most enduring tactics has been to perpetuate the myth that there exists no viable alternative to its rule. At the heart of this deception lies an aggressive and well-funded demonization campaign targeting the regime\u2019s most organized and potent opposition force: the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK)<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For decades, the regime has invested millions of dollars annually in psychological warfare and propaganda efforts to delegitimize the MEK<\/a>. It has employed fake defectors, intelligence agents, and even Western media outlets to manufacture narratives aimed at discrediting the movement. By distorting the truth and presenting fabricated accounts, Tehran seeks not only to tarnish the MEK\u2019s image but also to obscure the very existence of a democratic alternative. This article explores one of the regime\u2019s most calculated disinformation tactics: the recruitment and use of expelled MEK members to serve as tools in its elaborate campaign of demonization<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Debunking propaganda against People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK)<\/div><\/div>
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