{"id":6425,"date":"2018-08-12T15:54:52","date_gmt":"2018-08-12T13:54:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=6425"},"modified":"2018-08-12T15:54:52","modified_gmt":"2018-08-12T13:54:52","slug":"mek-leads-anti-government-protests-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/articles\/2018\/08\/mek-leads-anti-government-protests-iran\/6425\/","title":{"rendered":"MEK leads anti-government protests in Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

MEK leads anti-government protests in Iran<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

While for years the Iranian dictatorship and its lobbies had denied\u00a0MEK\u2019s major support<\/a>\u00a0at home, and by running smear campaigns had tried to misinform the International audience from the popularity of the main opposition among Iranians inside and outside the country, the recent positions by various high officials prove differently.<\/p>\n

A series of\u00a0protests<\/a>\u00a0have spread throughout Iran\u2019s cities since July 31st, in response to the terrible economic situation and the spread of poverty across Iran, the mismanagement of water and electricity and carelessness of the regime towards bare necessities of Iranians while spending billions to prop up the dictatorship in Syria. People from all walks of life have taken to the streets to protest the regime\u2019s failed economic policies. Though the protests were sparked by economic unrest due to the latest plunge in the rial\u2019s value and resulting increase in costs, outrage among the protesters soon turned to the regime and its leadership, particularly the Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei. Chants of \u201cDeath to the dictator!\u201d and \u201cDeath to Khamenei!\u201d were heard in Isfahan, Karaj, Tehran, and other cities and towns across Iran. The role of MEK during these demonstrations has been essential in mobilizing and expanding the anti-regime protests.<\/p>\n

The following are some of the quotes that have been made by regime officials and \u201cexperts\u201d over the past few weeks as protests have ramped up to the current widespread uprising.<\/p>\n

On July 3, 2018, Hassan Rouzi-Talab gave an interview to Vatan-e-Emrooz State Daily. Rouzi-Talab is an IRGC expert on the MEK<\/a>. He made the following statements in the interview, admitting MEK\u2019s widespread support in the social media :<\/p>\n

\u201cThe MEK has been on top of the social media scene from the start. They attract political activists in the streets and ordinary people and convince them to be MEK resources.\u201d He went on to talk more about the MEK\u2019s role in social media.<\/p>\n

\u201cMore than 70% of calls to protest and video coming out of the protests\u2026 are related to MEK channels. Massoud Rajavi [one of the founders of the MEK] has issued five statements about the protests and clashes since December which is really unprecedented in recent years.\u201d<\/p>\n

He also acknowledged that the MEK organized the protests. \u201cMEK forces have divvied up the cities among themselves and organized protest veterans in the streets into Telegram groups in a process that has taken several years.\u00a0For example, in one small town, there are over 5,000 members in various groups who have the means to coordinate a place and time for gatherings there.<\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\n

Rouzi-Talab revealed the MEK\u2019s support at home by admitting their slogans and calls being popularly chanted by the people.\u00a0\u201cTheir behavior and slogans are all related to the MEK\u2026 Direct calls for overthrow, it was heard everywhere (in all cities) and was repeated frequently.\u201d<\/strong>
\nOn July 14, 2018, IRGC Brigadier General Jalali, Commander of the regime\u2019s \u201cPassive Defense Organization\u201d gave an interview to the Tasnim State News Agency. He credited the MEK as the basis of the resistance movement. In this interview, he said, \u201cWe are at a very critical point in the history of our revolution\u2026 The striking issue is that all counter-revolutionaries [activities] are designed on the basis of the MEK.\u201d<\/p>\n

On July 21, 2018, Ali Rabiei, the regime\u2019s Labor Minister, spoke about the MEK\u2019s role in Iran\u2019s labor movements. He was quoted as saying:<\/p>\n

\u201cToday our enemies, particularly the MEK, are targeting the labor issues in the country, something that was very apparent in the issue of the\u00a0truckers\u2026<\/a>\u00a0Various networks were activated to transform this demand as a protest by the MEK in the shortest possible time\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

On July 25, 2015, Mohamad Khan Boluki, Managing Director of the regime\u2019s Transportation Union, also claimed that the MEK was responsible for the labor movement. \u201cThe majority of the people that guided the truckers\u2019 gatherings to insurrection were from the MEK who had infiltrated this social sector,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

On August 1, 2018, immediately after the renewed set of protests began, Reza Hosseini, consultant to Soft Wars HQ of the Armed Forces gave an interview with Fars News Agency in which he discussed the MEK\u2019s increased visibility in Iran. He said,\u00a0\u201cWe have to pay attention to what the MEK did in the 1980s to understand how they have resurfaced again and have advanced to the forefront and leadership stage in some sectors.\u201d<\/strong>
\nHe went on to say, \u201cSometimes it is said that these guys (MEK) have been killed off and don\u2019t mention them anymore!\u2026 As an\u00a0<\/strong>expert, I will tell you that anyone who says the MEK is dead either has a bad motive or is ignorant.\u201d<\/strong>Hosseini added,\u00a0\u201cThe MEK are creating waves today. They have entered into various social strata like the truckers and\u00a0bazaar<\/a>\u00a0owners and provide them with direction.\u201d<\/strong>
\n\u00a0<\/strong>
\nHosseini concluded by stating the importance that the regime places on the MEK and its influence on the people of Iran:\u00a0\u201cRight now they have influence in the universities, particularly in provincial capitals. That is why we sometimes hear discourses in university settings that are the MEK\u2019s narrative.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

On August 2, 2018, as protests picked up steam, Ahmad Salek, a member of Iranian regime\u2019s Majlis (parliament), affiliated with the pro-Khamenei faction, spoke to Tasnim News Agency-Mullah about recent protests by workers in Isfahan:\u00a0\u201cThe slogans that were chanted in the demonstration were directed by the MEK through foreign news channels.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

The running thread through all of the statements made by regime officials and experts is that the MEK \u2013 the powerful force in the Iranian resistance \u2013 is driving the protests and social upheaval taking place in the country. The regime is wrong to place the blame for the uprising at the feet of the MEK: the regime is responsible for the uprising through its corruption, cruelty, and mismanagement, and the people are rising up of their own accord. But the longstanding argument of the regime has been that the MEK is a weak organization that has no standing or power within Iran. Now that the people have risen up, it has been forced to adopt a new narrative and has contradicted itself. The MEK cannot be both a toothless organization with no internal support and a well-organized resistance that is responsible for a massive uprising and its slogans demanding freedom and democracy through regime change in Iran \u201cbeing heard everywhere\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

MEK leads anti-government protests in Iran While for years the Iranian dictatorship and its lobbies had denied\u00a0MEK\u2019s major support\u00a0at home, and by running smear campaigns had tried to misinform the International audience from the popularity of the main opposition among Iranians inside and outside the country, the recent positions by various high officials prove differently. 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