Tag Archives: Lobby Mojahedin Khalq Rajavi cult
2018/07/25
Iran Didban (From CODPINK), July 25 2018:... Code Pink co-founder Medea Benjamin and national director Ariel Gold dropped in on MEK members in their Washington office, trying to meet with their officials. Ali Safavi, a senior member of MEK, surprised by the unexpected visit, did not let them in the office, saying, "go to our website". He went onto say…
2018/07/24
Michele Kelemen and Alex Leff, NPR, July 24 2018:...called the Mujahedeen-e-Khalq, which means People's Mujahedeen Organization of Iran, also known by its initials MEK. "Their message is that the place is on the verge of overthrowing the Islamic Republic, which has been a claim for the last 40 years and that they, in particular, are the logical democratic, pluralistic replacement.…
2018/07/24
IRNA, New York, July 24 2018:... The Islamic Republic of Iran condemns in the strongest terms the illegal measures of the United States Government against Iranian people including through supporting and financing of MKO as terrorist group, and considers this unlawful action in violation of international law, the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations as well as…
2018/07/21
Mahsa Rouhi, Foreign Policy, July 21 2018:... Even if the current turmoil did lead to regime collapse—as unlikely as that is—the forces that Bolton, Rudy Giuliani, and some others hope to see in power, such as the exile group Mujahideen-e-Khalq (MEK), are the least likely to take the helm. The MEK has no support base inside Iran; in fact, its members are viewed as…
2018/07/20
Iran Interlink, July 20 2018:... This week another MEK member, Hassan Shahbaz, separated from the cult. His main message is that “we have been living as slaves for decades. Nobody would help us, and we had no access to anything. We were totally at the mercy of the internal laws of MEK.”. Other writing in Farsi is about the meeting on…
2018/07/16
Tony Cartalucci, New Eastern Outlook, July 16 2018:... Brookings would elaborate regarding its terrorist background, stating (emphasis added): Undeniably, the group has conducted terrorist attacks—often excused by the MeK’s advocates because they are directed against the Iranian government. For example, in 1981, the group bombed the headquarters of the Islamic Republic Party ... The MEK’s man inside the White House (Maryam…
2018/07/11
Iran Interlink, July 11 2018:... Washington Editor of Al Monitor, Julian Pecquet, tweeted “Revealed: @AmbJohnBolton ‘s speaking fees for last year’s #MEK / NCRI #Iran regime-change dinner in Paris: $40,000 (#31) h/t @aaronjschaffer”. Aaron Schaffer also highlighted another payment in September last year; “Another one: Bolton was paid $20,000 (#49) by the US Foundation for Liberty for two speaking appearances, including ... …
2018/07/11
Ebrahim Khodabandeh, Press TV, July 11 2018:... The Trump administration pretends that Iranian dissidents want regime-change in Iran which is not true, Khodabandeh said. The Trump administration's show of support for the MKO terrorist organization, which has as well Iranian and Iraqi blood American blood on their hands, is based on the terrorist outfit's anti-Iran stance, Khodabandeh told Press TV in an exclusive interview ... NBC News: Was…
2018/07/10
Washington Post, July 10 2018:... Another current Giuliani client is the Mujahideen-e-Khalq, or MEK, an Iranian resistance group operating in exile that was listed as a terrorist group by the State Department as recently as 2012. Giuliani said he has regularly received payments from MEK over the past 10 years; he declined to disclose his fees. Giuliani acknowledges giving a paid…
2018/07/10
Peter Oborne, Middle East Eye, July 07 2018:... Three Tory MPs – along with one Labour MP – travelled to the event, organised by the National Council of Resistance of Iran, a front organisation for Mojahedin-e-Khalq Organisation (MEK), once listed by the US as a terror organisation. There is no question that these reflect a powerful and vocal body of sentiment inside…
2017/12/01
Nejat Society, December 01 2017:... The above-mentioned situation is exactly dominant in the Cult of Rajavi. “ Under a Secret agreement struck between American, the government of Albania and the MEK leader, the UNHCR supervised the transfer of approximately 3000 MEK from Iraq to Albania not as refugees but on a ‘humanitarian basis’,” writes Khodabandeh. In other words members of the…
2017/11/06
Richard Silverstein, Tikun Olam, November 06 2017:... Many analysts believe that MeK’s mysterious largesse originated in the treasury of the Saudi regime, a sworn enemy of the Iran’s Shia regime. NBC, quoting Obama administration sources, claimed the Mossad was an important funder as well. Meir Dagan, Israel’s former Mossad chief, publicly boasted of Israeli acts of terrorism sponsored inside Iran. Clearly, these sorts of operations…