{"id":330313,"date":"2025-04-09T09:41:11","date_gmt":"2025-04-09T08:41:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=330313"},"modified":"2025-09-16T17:13:37","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T16:13:37","slug":"an-iranians-45-year-commitment-exposing-the-lie-of-forced-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/demonization-articles-analyses\/an-iranians-45-year-commitment-exposing-the-lie-of-forced-support\/","title":{"rendered":"An Iranian\u2019s 45-Year Commitment: Exposing the Lie of ‘Forced Support’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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AI-generated image of a pen set against the Iranian regime\u2019s flag, symbolizing journalists aligned with the clerical dictatorship<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Four-minute read<\/span><\/i><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

When Le Canard Encha\u00een\u00e9 smeared<\/a> the Iranian Resistance with the absurd claim of “forced financial participation,” it triggered more than a backlash. It awakened memories. It stirred lives. And in the case of Behzad Matin, it ignited a voice that cannot be ignored.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Behzad Matin is no politician. He is no spokesperson. He is one of countless unnamed souls whose hands have helped hold the line against dictatorship for decades. In his own words, he is a “militant,” and with that word, he does not mean a career, but a commitment.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

“45 years ago, love for the PMOI compelled me to dedicate my life and everything I had to their cause… For 35 years, I’ve been part of this so-called ‘forced financial donation.'”<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In 1989, Matin arrived in Canada with nothing but his young family and his belief. No money, no privilege. Just conviction. He worked from 5 a.m. to 11 p.m., seven days a week, in the bitter cold and burning summers, building from scratch so he could give\u2014not because he had to, but because he couldn’t imagine not doing it.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

“From helping with a few dollars in those early days, to one day being able to make million-dollar contributions\u2014one thing has never changed: I have always felt indebted to the Mojahedin.”<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Regime\u2019s Pen: How #Iran<\/a>\u2019s Clerical Dictatorship Uses Friendly #Journalists<\/a> as Propaganda Assetshttps:\/\/t.co\/TH8BUosNpJ<\/a><\/p>\n

— NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) March 25, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n