{"id":336640,"date":"2025-09-09T19:28:39","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T18:28:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=336640"},"modified":"2025-09-18T10:21:35","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T09:21:35","slug":"irans-regime-on-edge-as-brussels-rally-highlights-growing-ncri-influence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/demonizing-mek\/irans-regime-on-edge-as-brussels-rally-highlights-growing-ncri-influence\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran\u2019s Regime on Edge as Brussels Rally Highlights Growing NCRI Influence"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_336641\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-336641\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-336641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ncri-brussels-rally-young-pmoi-supporters-06092025.jpg\" alt=\"Young PMOI supporters at the Free Iran Rally in Brussels on September 6, 2025, symbolizing a new generation in the fight for freedom\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ncri-brussels-rally-young-pmoi-supporters-06092025.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ncri-brussels-rally-young-pmoi-supporters-06092025-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ncri-brussels-rally-young-pmoi-supporters-06092025-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ncri-brussels-rally-young-pmoi-supporters-06092025-747x420.jpg 747w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ncri-brussels-rally-young-pmoi-supporters-06092025-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ncri-brussels-rally-young-pmoi-supporters-06092025-696x391.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-336641\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Young PMOI supporters at the Free Iran Rally in Brussels on September 6, 2025, symbolizing a new generation in the fight for freedom<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Three-minute read<\/span><\/i><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Iranian regime\u2019s coordinated reaction to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/tens-of-thousands-rally-in-brussels-marking-the-60th-anniversary-of-the-pmoi-calling-for-a-free-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">massive NCRI rally<\/a> in Brussels on September 6, 2025, has exposed its deepest fears: the growing influence of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) inside the country and the potential for renewed nationwide uprisings. Tens of thousands of Iranian expatriates and international supporters gathered near the Atomium landmark to mark the 60th anniversary of the PMOI\u2019s founding, rallying behind Maryam <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/maryam-rajavis-ten-point-plan-for-future-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rajavi\u2019s Ten-Point Plan<\/a> for a secular, democratic, and non-nuclear Iran.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">For the clerical establishment, the scale, message, and international visibility of the demonstration represented more than a symbolic challenge \u2014 it struck at the regime\u2019s greatest vulnerability as the organized opposition networks gained strength.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">A Uniform State-Media Smear Campaign<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;335559738&quot;:160,&quot;335559739&quot;:80}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Within hours of the Brussels rally, the regime launched a centralized propaganda blitz through <a href=\"https:\/\/fararu.com\/fa\/news\/902068\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">state-controlled media outlets<\/a>, exposing clear coordination by the Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS): the PMOI allegedly received $5 million from Israel to stage the rally, hired \u201cUkrainian refugees and European migrants\u201d to pad attendance.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This uniformity across dozens of outlets was no coincidence. In Tehran, MOIS instructed state media to neutralize the rally\u2019s impact by portraying the NCRI and PMOI as foreign agents detached from Iran\u2019s population. Yet the very need for this synchronized narrative betrays regime anxiety. If the PMOI lacked resonance among Iranians, the state would not devote such coordinated resources to discrediting them.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A bold act by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MEKResistanceUnits?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MEKResistanceUnits<\/a> in Yazd sends a clear message: the dictatorship\u2019s end is near. It underscores both the courage of Iranians and the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Mojahedineng<\/a>&#39;s organizational strength despite immense risk. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jJBAGxyp1f\">pic.twitter.com\/jJBAGxyp1f<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1962918244609642601?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 2, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">A Regime Under Siege<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;335559738&quot;:160,&quot;335559739&quot;:80}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The regime\u2019s panic comes amid one of the most turbulent domestic periods since 2017. Skyrocketing inflation, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/economy\/why-iran-is-running-out-of-water-power-and-patience\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rolling blackouts<\/a>, unpaid wages, and worsening shortages have created an explosive society primed for unrest. In this context, the Brussels rally was more than an overseas demonstration \u2014 it signaled to millions of Iranians watching online that the <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">organized resistance <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">is growing and has international backing.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">State-controlled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hamshahrionline.ir\/news\/976489\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hamshahri warned<\/a> in a September 7 article that Iran\u2019s youth \u201clack awareness of the PMOI\u2019s dangerous past,\u201d lamenting that a new generation views the organization without the ideological hostility ingrained by decades of state propaganda. This candid admission underscores a deeper fear: the regime\u2019s monopoly over narrative control is collapsing, particularly among young Iranians radicalized by years of political repression, economic hardship, and bloody crackdowns.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>&#39;s Regime Admits Its Fear of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MEKResistanceUnits?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MEKResistanceUnits<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nmvFCsE6sx\">https:\/\/t.co\/nmvFCsE6sx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1941891344953155753?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 6, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Staged Trials, Weaponized Courts<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;335559738&quot;:160,&quot;335559739&quot;:80}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In a further escalation, the judiciary announced on September 16, 2025, that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mehrnews.com\/news\/6581968\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">four individuals allegedly<\/a> linked to \u201cMossad and the PMOI\u201d had been arrested and were being prosecuted in Karaj. Officials accused them of sabotage, espionage, and plotting attacks on military facilities \u2014 claims that mirror previous regime fabrications.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The timing was revealing. These arrests had originally occurred months before the Brussels rally, but Tehran repackaged old detentions into a high-profile trial to deflect attention from the NCRI\u2019s success.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">By invoking Israel and Mossad, the regime seeks to reframe a domestic political threat into a foreign security issue \u2014 a tactic used repeatedly to justify repression while trying to undermine <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">PMOI\u2019s image at home.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In defiance of the Iranian regime&#39;s repressive measures, Resistance Units celebrated the PMOI&#39;s founding anniversary with daring activities across Iran. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Yt1ytWEl67\">pic.twitter.com\/Yt1ytWEl67<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1963330776503607706?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 3, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Threat the NCRI Represents<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;335559738&quot;:160,&quot;335559739&quot;:80}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Brussels rally carried particular weight because it showcased the NCRI\u2019s growing international credibility. Senior European and American officials attended, endorsing the movement\u2019s call for a democratic Iran. For Tehran, this global recognition is dangerous because it undermines years of state-driven narratives portraying the PMOI as isolated and irrelevant.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">More importantly, however, the NCRI\u2019s messaging resonates with Iranians inside the country. Maryam Rajavi\u2019s Ten-Point Plan \u2014 advocating separation of religion and state, women\u2019s equality, free elections, and a nuclear-free Iran \u2014 directly contrasts with the regime\u2019s corruption, repression, and costly foreign interventions.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Inside Tehran, security agencies have warned leadership circles that <a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/article\/how-pmoi-resistance-units-are-shaping-irans-democratic-future\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PMOI networks have<\/a> played a role in organizing and sustaining protests since the 2017 uprising. The regime knows that economic hardship combined with growing anger over political repression creates fertile ground for PMOI recruitment \u2014 and that makes the Brussels rally more than a symbolic threat; it is a strategic one.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">By responding with smear campaigns, staged trials, and increasingly desperate rhetoric, Tehran has confirmed what it hopes to conceal: that its survival is no longer guaranteed. As Iran\u2019s economic and political crises deepen, the regime\u2019s fear of the Iranian Resistance \u2014 and the growing possibility of a nationwide uprising \u2014 will only intensify.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three-minute read&nbsp; The Iranian regime&rsquo;s coordinated reaction to the massive NCRI rally in Brussels on September 6, 2025, has exposed its deepest fears: the growing influence of the People&rsquo;s Mojahedin [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":336641,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[845,5489,5493],"tags":[218],"class_list":{"0":"post-336640","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-demonizing-mek","8":"category-free-iran-2025-latest-articles","9":"category-demonization-articles-analyses","10":"tag-demonizing-mek"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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