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Brian Freeman, News Max, December 08 2019:… As the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action or JCPOA formally unwinds through its sunset provisions, it will be critical to have Ambassador Bolton’s expertise leading the policy discussion,” Lieberman said. “The world has to rise to the challenge of confronting Iran’s behavior and with the ambassador’s help, UANI will continue to be a leading source of ideas and a strong global advocate for policies that reduce the regime’s threat for years to come. John Bolton Back To UANI and MEK
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John Bolton Rejoins United Against Nuclear Iran in Adviser Role
Former national security advisor John Bolton has returned to United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) as a senior advisor, the advocacy group announced in a press release on Tuesday.
Bolton had served on the advisory board for UANI until 2018, when he joined President Donald Trump’s administration.
UANI chairman Joe Lieberman, a former senator and vice presidential candidate, welcomed back Bolton, who left the White House in September.
“As the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action or JCPOA formally unwinds through its sunset provisions, it will be critical to have Ambassador Bolton’s expertise leading the policy discussion,” Lieberman said. “The world has to rise to the challenge of confronting Iran’s behavior and with the ambassador’s help, UANI will continue to be a leading source of ideas and a strong global advocate for policies that reduce the regime’s threat for years to come.”
Declaring that “Iran poses one of the most serious and sustained threats to America and her allies,” Bolton said he was eager to return to UANI, as “it’s an honor to be associated once again with great leaders from the U.S. and around the world in one common mission.”
Bolton’s name has been mentioned several times during the impeachment proceedings against Trump, but he refused to voluntarily testify to the House Intelligence Committee, The Hill reported.
Bolton said he would only testify if he was issued a subpoena, but the committee has yet to do so.
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Suzanne Maloney dropped out of UANI event due to presence of MEK
Suzanne Maloney, Tweeter, September 27 2019:… I speak to all kinds of audiences all the time & I don’t impose an ideological litmus test. It’s incredibly worthwhile to hear opposing points of view & engage in dialogue; I’ve learned a lot. This doesn’t happen enough in policy & academic work on Iran, unfortunately. But I won’t engage w/the MEK & I will cross the street (or drop off a panel) to avoid any possible perception of that. The reasons why are self-evident to most Iranians & people who work on Iran, but here’s a good explainer by @Benjamin05055 . Suzanne Maloney dropped out of UANI event due to presence of MEK .
Suzanne Maloney dropped out of UANI event due to presence of MEK
I speak to all kinds of audiences all the time & I don't impose an ideological litmus test. It's incredibly worthwhile to hear opposing points of view & engage in dialogue; I've learned a lot. This doesn't happen enough in policy & academic work on Iran, unfortunately.
— Suzanne Maloney (@MaloneySuzanne) September 23, 2019
But I won't engage w/the MEK & I will cross the street (or drop off a panel) to avoid any possible perception of that. The reasons why are self-evident to most Iranians & people who work on Iran, but here's a good explainer by @Benjamin05055: https://t.co/bzn99M30gX
— Suzanne Maloney (@MaloneySuzanne) September 23, 2019
I speak to all kinds of audiences all the time & I don't impose an ideological litmus test. It's incredibly worthwhile to hear opposing points of view & engage in dialogue; I've learned a lot. This doesn't happen enough in policy & academic work on Iran, unfortunately.
— Suzanne Maloney (@MaloneySuzanne) September 23, 2019
New: Prominent Iran scholar, Suzanne Maloney of Brookings, has dropped out of an event Pompeo is speaking at on Wednesday due to the host Mark Wallace's decision to include the controversial dissident group MEK in his UNGA-related programming https://t.co/TDwXaPcQk7 pic.twitter.com/NXmnAllmeV
— John Hudson (@John_Hudson) September 23, 2019
Suzanne Maloney @MaloneySuzanne
I spoke at @UANI’s event last yr during UNGA & found the audience receptive to diverse viewpoints. Notably, at that event, I strongly criticized the MEK to what I remember as a positive response. Fwiw there were plenty of Iranians in the audience & I heard a wide range of views.
OK, w/eternal gratitude to @John_hudson for the overly generous description, let me add a couple of points to this. First @UANI was very gracious both in inviting me & when I bowed out. My views diverge from the organization's agenda, but they treated me w/nothing but respect. https://t.co/FXgYHggpo3
— Suzanne Maloney (@MaloneySuzanne) September 23, 2019
I spoke at @UANI's event last yr during UNGA & found the audience receptive to diverse viewpoints. Notably, at that event, I strongly criticized the MEK to what I remember as a positive response. Fwiw there were plenty of Iranians in the audience & I heard a wide range of views.
— Suzanne Maloney (@MaloneySuzanne) September 23, 2019
Suzanne Maloney dropped out of UANI event due to presence of MEK
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Designating UANI MEK Terrorists
Julian Pecquet, Al Monitor, September 25 2019:… But attendance was dominated by the Mujaheddin-e-Khalq (MEK) and its allies. Iran considers the MEK a terrorist group, as the United States did until 2012.. Openly embracing the MEK could also put the Trump administration in an uncomfortable spot. The administration does not officially support regime change, but recently stopped ruling out the MEK as a political alternative. Designating UANI MEK Terrorists
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Iran hawks cement ties to former US-designated terrorist group
NEW YORK — Leading Iran hawks are increasingly open about their ties to a controversial opposition group, triggering Iranian retaliation and posing a quandary for the Donald Trump administration.
On the eve of the hawkish United Against Nuclear Iran’s annual summit featuring Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, UANI CEO Mark Wallace today convened a gathering of Iranian opposition groups. The event was billed as an unprecedented gathering of diverse opposition groups, including Kurds, Balochs and Azerbaijanis.
“This is the first time in history, since the Iranian revolution in 1978 and 1979, that such a broad cross-section of the leaders and delegates from Iranian dissident … groups have gathered in a convention for Iran’s future,” Wallace said. “This gathering demonstrates the willingness of many here today to set aside many of the disagreements of the past.”
But attendance was dominated by the Mujaheddin-e-Khalq (MEK) and its allies. Iran considers the MEK a terrorist group, as the United States did until 2012.
UANI denied any involvement with today’s event and said Wallace convened it in his “personal capacity.” The program for the event at the Roosevelt Hotel, however, listed UANI as the organizer. UANI said that was an error.
The group may be reluctant to be seen as openly rooting for the MEK, which advocates for overthrowing the ruling clerics in Tehran and has critics even among Iranians who oppose Tehran. A Los Angeles-based Iranian American pro-democracy activist told Al-Monitor that people in that community had advised UANI against being involved in an event including the MEK and controversial ethnic separatist groups.
“Terrible choices,” the activist said. “Many separatist groups [were invited] … They [UANI] did not listen.”
“Terrible choices,” the activist said. “Many separatist groups [were invited] … They [UANI] did not listen.”
Several days ago, an umbrella group of several Iranian Kurdish political parties — including the Kurdistan Democratic Party-Iran (PDK-I), Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (PDKI) and two branches of the left-wing Komala party — announced it would skip the event but did not offer a reason. The event had signs for several of the groups, but their seats were empty.
Openly embracing the MEK could also put the Trump administration in an uncomfortable spot. The administration does not officially support regime change, but recently stopped ruling out the MEK as a political alternative.
Regardless of UANI’s denials, Al-Monitor spoke with several participants at the event who believed the group was involved. Tehran seems to think so as well, and announced today that it would be designating UANI a terrorist group following similar action against the hawkish Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD).
“On the one hand, the United States deceitfully speaks of compromise and negotiation,” Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi said today. “And on the other hand, it organizes, finances and arms criminal and terrorist groups … and provides them with intelligence.”
“On the one hand, the United States deceitfully speaks of compromise and negotiation,” Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi said today. “And on the other hand, it organizes, finances and arms criminal and terrorist groups … and provides them with intelligence.”
Jason Brodsky, UANI’s policy director, denounced the remarks in a tweet today from inside the Future of Iran conference: “First FDD is declared as a terrorist organization. Now, Iran’s regime follows by declaring UANI a terrorist organization. The regime’s war on research continues.” He later wrote on Twitter that, like Wallace, he was attending in his personal capacity.
Minutes later, UANI’s CEO invited to the stage Rudy Giuliani, Trump’s lawyer and a longtime MEK advocate.
“I call them the regime of terror,” Giuliani said to thunderous applause. “We’re here today, and we’re going to support a regime of freedom.”
Laura Rozen contributed to this report.
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Nejat Society, June 21 2019:… Twitter has turned out to be a field for a “troll farm” of a thousand people inside the camps of Mujahedin Khalq (the MKO/ MEK/ PMOI/ Rajavi’s Cult) who work in three shifts to launch anti Iran disinformation advocating war and sanctions against Iran. Former member of the group Hassan Heirani who left it in… Giuliani’s Cuckoo Praise for Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK) Trump Should Publicly Reject Giuliani and Mujahedin Khalq MEK Terrorism Designating UANI MEK Terrorists
Philip Giraldi, Global Research, June 21 2019:… MEK, which is financially supported by Saudi Arabia, stages events in the United States in Europe where it generously pays politicians like John Bolton, Rudy Giuliani and Elaine Chao to make fifteen-minute speeches praising the organization and everything it does. Maryam Rajavi MEK Cult Fake Journalists MEK Impunity Undermining Democracy Maryam Rajavi MEK… Giuliani’s Cuckoo Praise for Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK) Trump Should Publicly Reject Giuliani and Mujahedin Khalq MEK Terrorism Designating UANI MEK Terrorists
Gjergji Thanasi, Gazeta Impakt, Tirana, Albania, June 18 2019:… Former terrorist Maryam Rajavi, leader of the MEK organization of the so-called Iranian Mojahedin of Camp Manez, has filed a lawsuit against German Der Spiegel journalist, Louisa Hommerich, for her article titled ‘Prisoners of Their Own Rebellion’ published by Der Spiegel on February 16, 2019. Among other things, the MEK organization… Giuliani’s Cuckoo Praise for Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK) Trump Should Publicly Reject Giuliani and Mujahedin Khalq MEK Terrorism Designating UANI MEK Terrorists
M. K. Bhadrakumar, Iranian.com, June 18 2019:… In this rogues’ gallery, apart from Israel, there is also Saudi Arabia and the UAE. Bolton, of course, is mentored by Israel and it is an established fact that he has received money for services rendered from the Mojahedin-e Khalq MEK, the anti-Iran terrorist group based in France, which espouses the overthrow of… Giuliani’s Cuckoo Praise for Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK) Trump Should Publicly Reject Giuliani and Mujahedin Khalq MEK Terrorism Designating UANI MEK Terrorists
Massoud Khodabandeh, Lobe Log, June 18 2019:… This is the tip of the iceberg. MEK interference in the internal affairs of America goes well beyond online attacks on Iran. In 2016, the Organization of Iranian American Communities in the US—a front for the MEK—announced a “General Elections Mobilization Effort,” publicly urging its members to “fulfill their civic duty through active…Giuliani’s Cuckoo Praise for Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK) Trump Should Publicly Reject Giuliani and Mujahedin Khalq MEK Terrorism Designating UANI MEK Terrorists John Bolton Back To UANI and MEK
Aljazeera News, June 17 2019:… As the Trump administration continues with its hawkish talk on Iran, we need to look at how that story is being crafted and by whom: Heshmat Alavi was once cited by the White House as a credible commentator on Iran. Shame he doesn’t exist. It turns out he is a fictional persona reportedly created by the Mujahedin-e-Khalq (MEK),… Giuliani’s Cuckoo Praise for Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK) Trump Should Publicly Reject Giuliani and Mujahedin Khalq MEK Terrorism Designating UANI MEK Terrorists John Bolton Back To UANI and MEK
Caitlin Johnstone, Consortum News, June 16 2019:… This would be the same John Bolton who has been paid exorbitant speaking fees by the pro-regime change MEK terror cult, promising the cult in a 2017 speech that they’d be celebrating regime change in Tehran together before 2019. This would also be the same John Bolton who once threatened to murder an…Giuliani’s Cuckoo Praise for Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK) Trump Should Publicly Reject Giuliani and Mujahedin Khalq MEK Terrorism Designating UANI MEK Terrorists John Bolton Back To UANI and MEK
Helen Buyniski, Russia Today, June 14 2019:… Heshmat Alavi, a virulently anti-Iranian columnist promoted by the Trump administration and published in Forbes, the Hill, and several other outlets, was unmasked as a propaganda construct operated by the Mojahedin-e Khalq (MEK), a controversial Iranian exile group often called a cult that has only recently lobbied its way off the US’ terror… Giuliani’s Cuckoo Praise for Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK) Trump Should Publicly Reject Giuliani and Mujahedin Khalq MEK Terrorism Designating UANI MEK Terrorists John Bolton Back To UANI and MEK
The Young Turks, June 13 2019:… “Heshmat Alavi” is a front propaganda efforts of the People’s Jihadis (Mojahedin-e Khalq or MEK). The MEK has committed numerous acts of terrorism in Iran and then collaborated with Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein. It was listed as a terrorist organization the the US until a few years ago and it is mysterious why it… Giuliani’s Cuckoo Praise for Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK) Trump Should Publicly Reject Giuliani and Mujahedin Khalq MEK Terrorism Designating UANI MEK Terrorists John Bolton Back To UANI and MEK
Negar Mortazavi and Borzou Daragahi , Independent, June 11 2019:…The “Heshmat Alavi” persona had a strong presence on Twitter and harassed Iranian journalists, academics, and activists who are critical of the Mujahedin-e-Khalq organisation, a one-time armed guerilla group now holed up in Albania. There is no known link between the Iran Disinfo programme and the fake persona. At least one… Giuliani’s Cuckoo Praise for Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK) Trump Should Publicly Reject Giuliani and Mujahedin Khalq MEK Terrorism Designating UANI MEK Terrorists John Bolton Back To UANI and MEK
Jason Rezaian, Washinton Post, June 11 2019:… After the report, Twitter appears to have suspended the account. But the MEK, the organization that “Team Heshmat Alavi” represents, has a nasty history. It was on the State Department’s list of foreign terrorist organizations for years before being removed in 2012. These days, it has no discernible popular support in Iran and… Giuliani’s Cuckoo Praise for Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK) Trump Should Publicly Reject Giuliani and Mujahedin Khalq MEK Terrorism Designating UANI MEK Terrorists John Bolton Back To UANI and MEK
Murtaza Hussain, The Intercept, June 10 2019:… Alavi’s articles also mixed criticisms of Iran and U.S. policy with overt advocacy for the MEK. His pieces in the Daily Caller, The Hill, and other outlets — though less numerous than his contributions to Forbes — employed a similar mix of advocacy against the Iranian regime and praise for the MEK. Though… Giuliani’s Cuckoo Praise for Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK) Trump Should Publicly Reject Giuliani and Mujahedin Khalq MEK Terrorism Designating UANI MEK Terrorists John Bolton Back To UANI and MEK
Tony Cartalucci, Global Research, June 09 2019:… MEK is described by Council on Foreign Relations Senior Fellow Ray Takeyh as a “cult-like organization” with “totalitarian tendencies.” While Takeyh fails to expand on what he meant by “cult-like” and “totalitarian,” an interview with US State Department-run Radio Free Europe-Radio Liberty reported that a MEK Camp Ashraf escapee claimed the terrorist organization bans marriage, using radios, the Internet, and holds many members… Giuliani’s Cuckoo Praise for Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK) Trump Should Publicly Reject Giuliani and Mujahedin Khalq MEK Terrorism Designating UANI MEK Terrorists John Bolton Back To UANI and MEK
Reza Jabali Sadeghi, Brussels, June 08 2019:… Dear Minister Koen Geens, The MEK’s 40-year record of behaviour does not substantiate its capability or intention to be democratic. Internally, the MEK run their organization autocratically, suppressing dissent and eschewing tolerance of differing viewpoints and they have no respect for the rule of law. Rajavi, who heads the MEK’s political and military… Giuliani’s Cuckoo Praise for Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK) Trump Should Publicly Reject Giuliani and Mujahedin Khalq MEK Terrorism Designating UANI MEK Terrorists John Bolton Back To UANI and MEK
