{"id":336529,"date":"2025-09-06T13:35:43","date_gmt":"2025-09-06T12:35:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=336529"},"modified":"2025-09-18T10:23:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T09:23:08","slug":"irans-clerical-regime-confronts-rising-fear-of-the-pmoi-and-an-explosive-society","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/demonization-articles-analyses\/irans-clerical-regime-confronts-rising-fear-of-the-pmoi-and-an-explosive-society\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran\u2019s Clerical Regime Confronts Rising Fear of the PMOI and an Explosive Society"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A female member of the MEK Resistance Units inside Iran raising the flag of the organization’s emblem<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Iran\u2019s clerical regime is entering one of its most precarious phases in decades as growing economic collapse, deepening social discontent, and renewed international pressure converge to create what officials themselves describe as an \u201cexistential struggle.\u201d In the past week, senior figures have repeatedly singled out the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization<\/a> of Iran (PMOI or MEK) as the principal driver of unrest, portraying the organization as a permanent, unrepentant threat.<\/p>\n

The escalation in rhetoric comes as authorities brace for potential new uprisings amid worsening living conditions, surging inflation, and severe shortages of water, electricity, and food. From senior judiciary officials to parliamentary hardliners, the messaging is consistent: Tehran fears that its grip on the streets is slipping and that the PMOI remains capable of exploiting widespread anger to mobilize opposition.<\/p>\n

On September 3, 2025, Mohammad Javad Hasheminejad, managing director of the regime-linked Habilian Foundation, delivered one of the starkest warnings yet about the PMOI\u2019s enduring influence. Speaking to state-affiliated outlets, he claimed<\/a> that PMOI members are \u201cessentially beyond repentance\u201d and accused them of playing roles in the 2019 and 2022 protests, both of which saw security forces violently suppress mass demonstrations.<\/p>\n

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Former MOIS Interrogator Warns Against #MEK<\/a> Influence in #Iran<\/a>, Calls for Internet Restrictionshttps:\/\/t.co\/FKQS8AGR8F<\/a><\/p>\n

— NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) January 10, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n