{"id":8164,"date":"2018-10-13T22:34:24","date_gmt":"2018-10-13T20:34:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=8164"},"modified":"2018-10-15T08:30:56","modified_gmt":"2018-10-15T06:30:56","slug":"mek-determining-factor-iran-uprising","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/articles\/2018\/10\/mek-determining-factor-iran-uprising\/8164\/","title":{"rendered":"MEK, the most determining factor of the Iran uprising"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<!--?xml encoding=\"UTF-8\"--><html><body><p><a title=\"A primer on the history of MEK\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/primer-the-history-the-peoples-mojahedin-organization-iran\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MEK<\/a>, the most determining factor of the Iran uprising<\/p>\n<h3><u>Iran uprising; against the mullahs regime in its entirety<\/u><\/h3>\n<p>On the last days of 2017, while many people were waiting for Church bells to mark Christmas in various parts of the world, a new uprising sparked in the streets and alleys of the Iranian cities, which targeted the regime in its entirety, with people chanting:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cReformists! Hardliners! The game is over!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/4freedominiran2\/status\/1049578975322890241<\/p>\n<h3><u>The uprising displays Iranians\u2019 thirst for freedom<\/u><\/h3>\n<p>This uprising changed many of the political equations both inside Iran and at the <a title=\"INDEPENDENT's report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/middle-east\/hassan-rouhani-iran-economy-cabinet-parliament-mp-trump-us-sanctions-a8510686.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">international level<\/a>. The world became aware of how the people of Iran long for freedom, justice, and equality. The Mullahs\u2019 reaction to the uprising was that they resorted to their savage nature. They refused to respond to the legitimate demands of the people and instead began a new round of repression, by <a title=\"NCRI declared: The Number of Detainees During Uprising Is at Least 8,000\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/iran-protests\/24156-the-number-of-detainees-during-uprising-is-at-least-8-000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">arresting thousands of the protesters<\/a>, killing some <a title=\"Washington Times: NCRI says, Iran's regime has arrested more than 8,000 citizens and killed at least 50\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2018\/jan\/16\/iran-tortures-kills-protesters-8000-citizens-arres\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in the streets by directly shooting at them or in the jails under torture<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8166\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8166\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8166\" src=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Irans-regime-is-suppressing-the-Iranian-uprising-led-by-MEK-300x195.jpg\" alt=\"Iran's regime is suppressing the Iranian uprising supported by MEK\" width=\"520\" height=\"338\" onerror=\"this.src='https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/hello-elementor\/images\/broken-image-placeholder.gif';this.srcset='https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/hello-elementor\/images\/broken-image-placeholder.gif';\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Irans-regime-is-suppressing-the-Iranian-uprising-led-by-MEK-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Irans-regime-is-suppressing-the-Iranian-uprising-led-by-MEK-768x499.jpg 768w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Irans-regime-is-suppressing-the-Iranian-uprising-led-by-MEK-210x136.jpg 210w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Irans-regime-is-suppressing-the-Iranian-uprising-led-by-MEK.jpg 769w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8166\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Iran\u2019s regime is suppressing the Iranian uprising supported by MEK<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><u>The cause of a continuous uprising;<\/u><\/h3>\n<p>Contrary to the former revolts, this uprising advances on the shoulders of the toilers. The economic pressures have left no other choice for the people. Repression and crime have no effect on stopping the uprising. The people are keen to seize any opportunity as the <a title=\"NCRI: Funeral Ceremony of the Popular Movie Star Naser Malek Motiei With the Slogan &quot;Death to the Dictator&quot;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/iran-protests\/24811-funeral-of-a-popular-iranian-movie-star-with-the-slogan-death-to-the-dictator?highlight=WyJhcnRpc3QiLCJhcnRpc3QncyJd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Funeral Ceremony of the Popular Movie Star<\/a>, <a title=\"MEK \\ PMOI: Iranian protests; The lessons of Kazerun\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/iranian-protests-the-lessons-of-kazerun\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">unacceptable provincial visioning<\/a>, or <a title=\"NCRI: Protests Against Iranian Regime for Mismanagement of Water Crisis\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/24503-protests-against-iranian-regime-for-mismanagement-of-water-crisis?highlight=WyJ2YXJ6YW5laCIsInZhcnphbmVoJ3MiXQ==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">suspension of farmers\u2019 right to water<\/a> to protest and rise.<\/p>\n<p>There is, of course, another parameter. These uprisings are organized, the slogans and demands are similar and this stems from the force that leads the uprising.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8170\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8170\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8170\" src=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Organized-Resistance-is-the-cause-of-continuous-uprising-in-Iran-300x187.jpg\" alt=\"Organized Resistance is the cause of continuous uprising in Iran\" width=\"520\" height=\"324\" onerror=\"this.src='https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/hello-elementor\/images\/broken-image-placeholder.gif';this.srcset='https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/hello-elementor\/images\/broken-image-placeholder.gif';\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Organized-Resistance-is-the-cause-of-continuous-uprising-in-Iran-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Organized-Resistance-is-the-cause-of-continuous-uprising-in-Iran-768x478.jpg 768w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Organized-Resistance-is-the-cause-of-continuous-uprising-in-Iran.jpg 801w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8170\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Organized Resistance is the cause of continuous uprising in Iran<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><u>MEK; the vanguard of Iran\u2019s uprising<\/u><\/h3>\n<p>But who is this crucial force?<\/p>\n<p>On January 10, 2018, Khamenei admitted: \u201cA triangle (of forces) have been involved in the recent events\u201d; and he named the PMOI \\ MEK as one side of this triangle.<\/p>\n<p>As the uprising surged, on calling the French President, Emmanuel Macron on Jan. 2<sup>nd<\/sup>, Rouhani <a title=\"&quot;Three Confessions That Point to the End of the Theocratic Dictatorship&quot; by Struan Stevenson\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-world\/24357-iran-three-confessions-that-point-to-the-end-of-the-theocratic-dictatorship?highlight=WyJyb3VoYW5pIiwicm91aGFuaSdzIiwicm91aGFuaSciLCIncm91aGFuaSIsIidyb3VoYW5pJ3MiLCJyb3VoYW5pJ3NmaXJzdCIsInJvdWhhbmknLCIsInJvdWhhbmknXHUyMDFkLCIsInJvdWhhbmknc3RlbnVyZSIsInVwcmlzaW5nIiwidXByaXNpbmcncyIsInVwcmlzaW5nJyIsInVwcmlzaW5nJy5cdTIwMWQiLCJmcmFuY2UiLCJmcmFuY2UncyIsImZyYW5jZSciXQ==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">asked him to take action against the PMOI<\/a>, who have their headquarters in Paris.<\/p>\n<p>On Sep. 16, FM. Jawad Zarif <a title=\"Reacting of Chairman Foreign Affairs Committee of the NCRI\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mohaddessin\/status\/1041372053784416256\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">asked Twitter to close Iran resistances\u2019 accounts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>During recent months, there has not been a day in which the regime and its lobbies abroad did not demonize the <a title=\"About MEK\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/peoples-mojahedin-pmoi-mek-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MEK<\/a> in their articles, books or videos.<\/p>\n<h3><u>MEK; the nullifying force of regime\u2019s suppression<\/u><\/h3>\n<p>The regime sees its overthrow in the success of the uprising. Therefore the Mullahs, endeavor full force to rein in Iranians\u2019 determination to achieve freedom. But there is a parameter that prevents the repression from stopping the uprising. An organization that has undermined regime\u2019s suppressive ability by offering its 40 years of experience in the struggle for freedom to the young generation and by organizing protests inside Iran as well as reflecting the voice of the Iranian people\u2019s craving for liberation abroad.<\/p>\n<p>The continuation of the uprising, the nationwide strikes and the growing activities of the resistance units are the evidence of the debilitation of the regime\u2019s suppressive power.<\/p>\n<h3><u>MEK; the subject of the regime\u2019s terrorism<\/u><\/h3>\n<p>The mullahs have perceived that demonizing the MEK and disseminating fake news about them will have no effect, thus to restrain the uprising, they seek the solution in physically annihilating the MEK.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, massacring the MEK is nothing new. Mullahs\u2019 regime has murdered more than 120,000 freedom-lovers so far. The anti-human mullahs executed 30,000 political prisoners just within August-September 1988, most of them supporters of the MEK based of Khomeini\u2019s fatwa. In his fatwa, Khomeini demanded immediate \u201cdestruction of the enemy\u201d.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8171\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8171\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8171\" src=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Khomeinis-Fatwa-to-massacring-30000-political-prisoners-in-1988-300x218.jpg\" alt=\"Khomeini's Fatwa to massacre 30000 political prisoners in 1988\" width=\"520\" height=\"377\" onerror=\"this.src='https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/hello-elementor\/images\/broken-image-placeholder.gif';this.srcset='https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/hello-elementor\/images\/broken-image-placeholder.gif';\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Khomeinis-Fatwa-to-massacring-30000-political-prisoners-in-1988-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Khomeinis-Fatwa-to-massacring-30000-political-prisoners-in-1988.jpg 689w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8171\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Khomeini\u2019s Fatwa to massacre 30000 political prisoners in 1988<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Accordingly, all the regime\u2019s agents were and are obliged to annihilate the enemies of the regime, the latest example of the implementation of this fatwa is the arrest of senior regime diplomat in Europe, who had personally delivered 500g of TATP to its mercenaries in Strasbourg. These mercenaries were supposed to bomb the Free Iran Gathering in Paris, while more than 100 thousand exiled Iranians, hundreds of the prominent figures from five continents of the world were present there to declare their support for Mrs. Maryam Rajavi and MEK as the main force of the Iranian resistance.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8172\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8172\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8172\" src=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Iranian-diplomat-delivered-500gr-TATP-to-terrorist-for-bombing-Iranian-opposition-gathering-300x188.jpg\" alt=\"Iranian diplomat delivered 500gr TATP to terrorists for bombing Iranian opposition gathering\" width=\"520\" height=\"325\" onerror=\"this.src='https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/hello-elementor\/images\/broken-image-placeholder.gif';this.srcset='https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/hello-elementor\/images\/broken-image-placeholder.gif';\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Iranian-diplomat-delivered-500gr-TATP-to-terrorist-for-bombing-Iranian-opposition-gathering-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Iranian-diplomat-delivered-500gr-TATP-to-terrorist-for-bombing-Iranian-opposition-gathering-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Iranian-diplomat-delivered-500gr-TATP-to-terrorist-for-bombing-Iranian-opposition-gathering.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8172\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Iranian diplomat delivered 500gr TATP to terrorists for bombing Iranian opposition gathering<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This terror conspiracy was, of course, foiled in its latest stages by Belgian security forces and European cooperation. Eventually, this so-called diplomat was arrested along with other mercenaries in Belgium, Germany, and France.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"fr\" dir=\"ltr\">Merci \u00e0 nos services de renseignement et de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 pour leur magnifique travail \u00e0 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Stockel?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Stockel<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Ils ont contribu\u00e9 \u00e0 d\u00e9jouer un attentat qui serait commis en France. <\/p>\n<p>Une fois de plus la bonne collaboration entre pays partenaires europ\u00e9ens porte ses fruits!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Charles Michel (@CharlesMichel) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CharlesMichel\/status\/1013757986915999745?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 2, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><u>The end of moderate vs hardliner game<\/u><\/h3>\n<p>As Mrs. <a title=\"Message of Mrs. Maryam Rajavi to the conference in Brussels, \u201cIran\u2019s New Wave of Terrorism\u201d-October 4, 2018\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/item\/maryam-rajavi-silence-on-the-mullahs-terrorism-the-most-damaging-kind-of-appeasement-of-the-religious-dictatorship\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maryam Rajavi has stated<\/a>, the decisions for terrorist operations are made at the Supreme Council of National Security presided by Hassan Rouhani, and subsequently approved by Khamenei. Otherwise, regime\u2019s senior diplomat could have never engaged directly in such a plot. Indeed this is not the first terror attack by the mullahs, for example, in the <a title=\"The fingerprint of mullahs' regime on AMIA bombing case\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/AMIA_bombing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AMIA bombing<\/a> case in Buenos Aires, the highest levels of the regime were involved.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8173\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8173\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8173\" src=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/The-fingerprint-of-mullahs-regime-on-AMIA-bombing-case-300x187.jpg\" alt=\"The fingerprint of mullahs' regime on AMIA bombing case\" width=\"520\" height=\"324\" onerror=\"this.src='https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/hello-elementor\/images\/broken-image-placeholder.gif';this.srcset='https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/hello-elementor\/images\/broken-image-placeholder.gif';\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/The-fingerprint-of-mullahs-regime-on-AMIA-bombing-case-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/The-fingerprint-of-mullahs-regime-on-AMIA-bombing-case-768x478.jpg 768w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/The-fingerprint-of-mullahs-regime-on-AMIA-bombing-case.jpg 801w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8173\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The fingerprint of mullahs\u2019 regime on the AMIA bombing case<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It is notable that these terror conspiracies recently discovered and foiled in Albania, France, and the United States, have all been conducted during Rouhani\u2019s tenure, a fact that those countries who still are appeasing this <a title=\"Mr. Pompeo's quote about so-called reformists in Iran\" href=\"https:\/\/southfront.org\/u-s-and-iran-trade-threats-is-this-just-prelude-of-further-negotiations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">polished front men<\/a> for their short-lasting benefit must have in mind.<\/p>\n<h3><u>Standing with the MEK: The only way to confront mullahs\u2019 terrorist threats<\/u><\/h3>\n<p>No need to say that the regime\u2019s oppressive apparatus and its MOIS continue physical removal of the MEK and their dissidents, what they have done from day one.<\/p>\n<p>Regime\u2019s agents and so-called diplomats are tasked with the annihilation of its opposition everywhere. Thus, it is shameful for the EU governments to close their eyes on mullahs\u2019 crimes for some fleeting economic interests.<\/p>\n<p>It is, therefore, the <a title=\"Speech of Senator Torricelli\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/2018\/10\/11\/iranian-diplomat-torricelli\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">time for EU to stand firm against mullahs<\/a> and their terrorist conspiracies. The EU must make the regime understand that it cannot turn Europe into a slaughterhouse for the MEK and its other dissidents.<\/p>\n<p>While the state-sponsor of terrorism is approaching its end, the EU needs to take a firm step to prevent the Iranian regime from continuing its criminal plots.<\/p>\n<p>Since the Iranian regime is providing the logistics and is covering up the terrorist operations through Iran\u2019s embassies, the best decision would be to close down regime\u2019s embassies in Europe as the first stage.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MEK, the most determining factor of the Iran uprising Iran uprising; against the mullahs regime in its entirety On the last days of 2017, while many people were waiting for Church bells to mark Christmas in various parts of the world, a new uprising sparked in the streets and alleys of the Iranian cities, which [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":8176,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"pgc_sgb_lightbox_settings":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[59,52,28,100,71],"class_list":["post-8164","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles","tag-iranian-opposition","tag-iranian-resistance","tag-maryam-rajavi","tag-pmoi-mek-2","tag-regime-change"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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