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2018/10/14
Sputnik News, October 14 208:... According to Dehqani, Washington has in recent years attempted to use terrorist groups, notably the Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO, also known as the MEK, PMOI and NCRI), to destabilize the situation in Iran. Founded in 1960, the MKO blends elements of Islamism and Stalinism and even participated in the overthrow of the US-backed Shah of Iran in 1979. Ahead of ... Inside the MEK: The Secluded Group Scheduled to…
2018/10/06
Rudaw and Press TV, October 06 2018:... Mohebbian said the allegations were deliberately timed to cause maximum damage to Iran's foreign policy interests."The possibility of an intelligence trap for damaging Iran's relations with the European Union... is not far-fetched," he said. "I am not aware of the legal aspects of the allegations, but it is clear that the beneficiary of these…
2018/10/03
Saeed Kamali Dehgahn, The Guardian, London, October 03 2018:... This is not the first time Iran International has been heavily criticised. The television previously gave extensive live coverage to a rally by the Mujahedin-e-Khalq (MeK), a cult-like organisation that espouses regime change and has links to Saudi Arabia. The controversy over the coverage of the MeK rally led to the channel ceasing its…
2018/09/30
Ty Joplin, Albawaba, September 30 2018:... It was recently revealed that many of the MEK members in the Tirana base have been operating a troll factory intended to create the false impression that there are untold masses of Iranians who wish for the MEK to overthrow Ayatollah Khamenei and his clerical government.The MEK operates thousands of social media accounts that posts…
2018/09/23
Whitney Webb, Mint Press, September 23 2018:... In an interview with Jordan-based news outlet Albawaba News, former MEK head of security Massoud Khodabandeh detailed the covert means through which the Saudis helped fund the group, including regional smuggling networks and black market transactions. According to Khodabandeh, gold and other valuable commodities, such as Rolex watches, were shipped from Saudi Arabia ... Secret MEK troll…
2018/09/22
Press TV, Mehr News, September 22 2018:... Zarif noted that children and journalists are among casualties. According to reports, the death toll has risen to 11, and over 30 people, including women and children, have been injured. The Iranian top diplomat further added that “Iran holds regional terror sponsors and their US masters accountable for such attacks.” He stressed that “Iran will…
2018/09/21
Ty Joplin, Albawaba, Jordan, September 21 2018:... “[Massoud] Rajavi always would say that if it was not because of the Internal Revolution the organisation would not exist,” Khodabandeh said. “I think he was right but the organisation which existed after these changes is not the first one anymore.” According to Khodabandeh, the MEK “has since became the tool for the ones…
2018/09/19
Spencer Ackerman, Daily Beast, September 19 2018:... Giuliani confirmed to The Daily Beast that his “firm” will be paid for the speech, but declined to reveal how much, saying it was “confidential, unless they want to disclose the details.” Majid Sadeghpour, a spokesman for the Organization of Iranian-American Communities, said “it is not our policy to discuss any kind of arrangements…
2018/09/18
Albawaba, Ty Joplin, September 18 2018:... In 1989, a year before Saddam Hussein attacked Kuwait, Khodabandeh and the MEK’s leader at the time, Massoud Rajavi, went to Saudi with an escort by Iraq’s secret police. “Rajavi was to perform pilgrimage as well as other things. At the time for our return to Iraq, we were presented with two suitcases each, presents…
2018/09/16
Ty Joplin, Albawaba, September 16 2018:...MEK were lifted out of Iraq and into a new base in Tirana, Albania. Now that the average age of the MEK’s members is around 55 or 60, “it is fair to say the members have nowhere to go but to stay,” and watch the organization slowly fade away, Khodabandeh said. “The only alternative for…
2018/09/11
Iran Interlink, September 11 2018:… In 2001, the day before 9/11, all members of the Mojahedin Khlaq (MEK, MKO, PMOI, Rajavi cult…) were brought to a military base in the west of Baghdad called Bagherzadeh. Long sessions of cultic indoctrination were being carried out, engaging people in what can only be described as forced brainwashing under the military rule of Saddam…
2018/09/07
Dan Friedman, September 07 2018:... The senators note that Giuliani also lobbied to help the Mujahedin-e-Khalq, an Iranian opposition group, win removal from a State Department’s list of foreign terrorist organizations, and has advocated for regime change in Iran, one of the group’s top goals. His recent clients include the government of Qatar, which is aggressively working to influence Trump, and he ... National…