{"id":344837,"date":"2026-05-03T22:01:26","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T21:01:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=344837"},"modified":"2026-05-03T22:04:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T21:04:10","slug":"pmoi-led-resistance-units-escalate-operations-and-defiance-inside-iran-april-26-may-3-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/pmoi-led-resistance-units-escalate-operations-and-defiance-inside-iran-april-26-may-3-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"PMOI-Led Resistance Units Escalate Operations and Defiance Inside Iran (April 26\u2013May 3, 2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_344838\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-344838\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-344838 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/tehran-parand-resistance-unit-21042026.jpg\" alt=\"PMOI Resistance Unit operation in Parand, Tehran \u2013 April 21, 2026(Screenshot from actual video, polished and sharpened by Grok AI)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/tehran-parand-resistance-unit-21042026.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/tehran-parand-resistance-unit-21042026-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/tehran-parand-resistance-unit-21042026-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/tehran-parand-resistance-unit-21042026-745x420.jpg 745w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/tehran-parand-resistance-unit-21042026-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/tehran-parand-resistance-unit-21042026-696x393.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-344838\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PMOI Resistance Unit operation in Parand, Tehran \u2013 April 21, 2026 (Screenshot from <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/u4PyjW5y19k\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">actual video<\/a>, polished and sharpened by Grok AI)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/pmoi-resistance-units\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PMOI Resistance Units<\/a> carried out multiple coordinated operations and acts of defiance across Iran, directly challenging the regime\u2019s repression, executions, and economic tyranny. The units targeted regime symbols, IRGC Basij bases, propaganda centers, and centers of suppression while marking International Workers\u2019 Day.<\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">May 3, 2026<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Nationwide Strikes on Regime Symbols<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">PMOI Resistance Units targeted regime symbols in multiple provinces in direct response to the execution of dissidents. The operations struck propaganda sites and centers of repression, demonstrating the units\u2019 expanding reach and resolve.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">May 2, 2026<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Zahedan \u2013 Workers\u2019 Day Defiance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">PMOI Resistance Units in Zahedan marked International Workers\u2019 Day by defying the regime\u2019s executions and economic tyranny, expressing solidarity with workers and laborers under repression.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Immediately after Iran&#39;s regime executed PMOI members Hamed Validi and Nima Shahi, Resistance Units responded with fire, targeting regime centers and symbols of repression, crime, and corruption. Their operations prove that the regime can&#39;t extinguish the flame of resistance. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tQ1vBDqY64\">pic.twitter.com\/tQ1vBDqY64<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/2049934740778557535?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 30, 2026<\/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;\">May 1, 2026<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>International Workers\u2019 Day \u2013 Coordinated Operations and Solidarity Actions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/resistance-units-iran-societys-response-to-mullahs-rule-of-terror\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PMOI Resistance Units<\/a> marked International Workers\u2019 Day with actions across the country amid Iran\u2019s post-war economic ruin. This included 10 coordinated operations in Tehran and seven other cities, striking IRGC Basij bases, detonating explosions at centers of suppression, and torching banners and posters featuring regime leaders. Additional protest practices emphasizing that workers can only secure their rights through the overthrow of the regime took place in Zahedan and Arak.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">April 27, 2026<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Commemorations for Executed PMOI Martyrs<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Resistance Units in Tehran, Shiraz, Karaj, Mashhad, and Kermanshah carried out public commemorations for PMOI martyrs Commander <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rfi.fr\/en\/international-news\/20260420-iran-executes-two-more-members-of-exiled-opposition-group\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hamed Validi and Mohammad<\/a> (Nima) Massoum-Shahi, executed by the regime on April 20. Actions included placing flower wreaths, displaying images of the martyrs, and posting messages such as \u201cThe path of PMOI martyrs Commander Hamed Validi and Mohammad (Nima) Massoum-Shahi will continue until the overthrow of the regime and the freedom of Iran\u201d and \u201cWe swear on the blood of the martyrs that we will stand till the end.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Unbroken resolve: How executions of PMOI martyrs sparked a new wave of defiance across Iran <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uo7OI5w3IU\">https:\/\/t.co\/uo7OI5w3IU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/2048790797554700430?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 27, 2026<\/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;\">The Regime\u2019s Fear of the Organized Resistance and an Imminent Uprising<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The clerical regime is visibly alarmed by the growing organization and reach of PMOI Resistance Units inside Iran. In a clear sign of panic, regime media outlets \u2014 including Tasnim, which is directly affiliated with the IRGC Quds Force \u2014 rushed to publicly announce arrests in Khuzestan and explicitly link the detainees to the PMOI. They described individuals such as Mohsen Daghagheleh in Ahvaz as \u201cmain leaders\u201d of the January 2026 protests, accusing them of distributing Molotov cocktails and participating in armed attacks on government and religious sites that injured security forces. This admission came just days after the NCRI had already warned the international community about these exact arrests and the regime\u2019s attempts to fabricate charges against PMOI supporters.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The regime\u2019s decision to rush out announcements linking PMOI supporters to the January 2026 protests while publicizing other arrests of PMOI-affiliated individuals reveals deep anxiety: it can no longer conceal the existence of a coordinated, nationwide resistance network operating under the PMOI banner.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Malard<br \/>PMOI Resistance Units set fire to regime building <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/J81asAqUBs\">pic.twitter.com\/J81asAqUBs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/2050665095252902178?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 2, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Every new operation, commemoration of executed martyrs, and act of defiance by Resistance Units further exposes the regime\u2019s vulnerability. Rather than deterring activity, the wave of executions has only intensified internal resistance. By openly naming the PMOI as the organizing force behind protests and attacks, the mullahs are inadvertently confirming what they fear most \u2014 that an organized, disciplined resistance is actively preparing the ground for a decisive popular uprising capable of ending their four-decade dictatorship. The regime\u2019s damage-control propaganda and heavy-handed security responses are not signs of strength; they are desperate attempts to contain a movement it knows is gaining unstoppable momentum.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PMOI Resistance Units carried out multiple coordinated operations and acts of defiance across Iran, directly challenging the regime&rsquo;s repression, executions, and economic tyranny. 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