by Pooya Stone
Since the major gathering
of the Iranian opposition, MEK in Paris on July 1, the issue of necessity of
regime change in Iran has gained traction.
“The only solution to free the people of Iran
and establish peace and tranquility in the region, is the overthrow of the
Iranian regime,” declared Maryam Rajavi, President-elect of the Iranian
Resistance, in the major gathering of Iranians in Paris on July 1. She
reiterated, “The
regime’s overthrow is possible and within reach, and a democratic alternative
and organized resistance MEK exists that can topple it.”
Maryam Rajavi’s call for
regime change in Iran was widely echoed and supported by other prominent U.S.
and European
speakers. Among the speakers were former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and former
New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and former U.S. Ambassador to the United
Nations John Bolton. All supported MEK ’s call for regime change in Iran.
Referring to the MEK , Bolton, said: “There is a
viable opposition to the rule of the ayatollahs, and that opposition is
centered in this room today. I had said for over 10 years since coming to these
events, that the declared policy of the United States of America should be … to change the regime itself.
And that’s why, before 2019, we here will celebrate in Tehran!”
After the MEK and Iranian
resistance’s July 1 rally in Paris, Fox News reported, “The Trump
administration is potentially considering seeking a strategy to try to topple the regime.” The
resistance, however, only needs American political and perhaps economic support
to effect “regime change from within.”
As the Iranian regime
change notion has gained momentum by the MEK rally, the Iranian regime is
regarding the issue
very serious. Fouad Izadi, an Iranian international expert in an interview with
the state television, admitted to the scope of the new sanctions and terrorist
designation of the Revolutionary Guards in the US Congress.
In response to the question
that what exactly the
Americans are after, Fouad Izadi said, “It doesn’t need any analysis...Mr.
Tillerson said about a month ago in the Foreign Affairs Committee of the House
of Representatives, and a couple of weeks ago Mr. Mattis in a press conference
he had, said, … we
want to change the regime.”
The new bill in the U.S.
Congress has added to already shaky regime’s fears. Janati, the head of the
Guardian Council announced on Thursday that the main issue which has
preoccupied the Supreme leader is his concern over regime change.
Iran Lobby attacks against
MEK
At the same time the
regime’s apologists and satellite writers in the Western media started their
barrage of fake news and attacks against MEK to foil the regime policy.
The Iranian regime and its
lobbies have
consistently worked to paint the MEK as terrorists – with no evidence to
support it – and discredit them in the eyes of the international community.
For instance, Mehdi Hasan
an advocate of the Iranian extremist regime in the Britain and an Al-Jazeera English anchorman,
could not hide his blind hatred towards MEK. In an article in Intercept, he
levied numerous unfounded and threadbare allegations against MEK with many of
them rebuked in several court of law during past decade. He also slandered the top politicians for
supporting MEK as a viable force and wrote: “Could it be because of the old, if
amoral, adage that “the enemy of my enemy is my friend”? Perhaps. Could it be
the result of ignorance, of senior U.S. figures failing to do due diligence? Maybe.”
The prominent Washington
Free Beacon introduced Mehdi Hasan as, “a controversial British media figure
whom insiders have billed as a mouthpiece for the Iranian regime. ...praised
Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and publicly branded all non-believers as mentally ill "animals".
Ali Fallahian, regime’s
former intelligence minister, made shocking remarks in an interview with Aparat
Internet TV, In relation to the massacre of 30,000 MEK prisoners in 1988 he
said, “the verdict is death sentence ... Mr. Mousavi (Tabrizi) who was the Revolution general prosecutor
used to say that there is no need for trial at all ... it makes no sense that
we try MEK ... Imam repeatedly insisted that you should be careful not to let
MEK go... Imam always emphasized that you should always be cautious of this side ... MEK ruling is
always execution. This was his (Khomeini’s) verdict as a supreme leader, either
before this issue of 1988 or afterwards.” Fallahian said,”Many journalists are
the intelligence agents ... A journalist is not paid well, so he should work with an intelligence
service.” It is hard to believe that Mehdi Hasan is mouthpiece for the Iranian
regime for free, as it is hard to believe that he moderates NIAC leadership
conference or inviting NIAC president Trita Parsi to Al-Jazeera for free. NIAC of Trita Parsi is
widely known as an Iranian regime’s lobby entity kicked off help of Javad
Zarif, when he was Iran’s Ambassador to the United Nations. Trita Parsi,
another MEK blind foe, unsuccessfully campaigned on behalf of the Iranian regime to keep
MEK in the U.S. list of FTO. Mehdi Hasan and Trita Parsi are two typical Iran
lobbyist stereotyping MEK as cultish and undemocratic. Obviously, by attacking
the MEK and their supporters, they are trying to induce that the regime has no viable alternative and
to kill any hope or chance for regime change in Iran, which should happen with
the MEK at its core.
Iranian lobby is working
hard to show that regime change policy for Iran is equivalent to war and they
have been successful with some quarters. The New York editorial board on July 20 writes,
“Prominent Trump supporters like John Bolton, a former ambassador to the United
Nations; Newt Gingrich, former House speaker; and Rudolph Giuliani, former New
York mayor, are pressing Mr. Trump to abandon the deal and are speaking out on behalf of the Mujahedeen
Khalq, [MEK] exiled Iranian dissidents who back regime change.” The editorial
concludes, “Trump would make a grave mistake if instead of trying to work with
those moderate forces he led the nation closer to war.”
What is MEK Demand?
What does MEK stands for
and is asking the West to do for the regime change in Iran. Is MEK demanding a
war against Iran? No!
MEK supports Mrs. Rajavi
call during the July 1, gathering when she said, “Our demands reflect the demands of Sattar Khan,
revered leader of the 1906 Constitutional Revolution, and Dr. Mohammad
Mossadeq, leader of Iran’s Nationalist Movement in 1950s. As I have reiterated,
repeatedly, we want neither money, nor arms. …we say that the struggle of the people of
Iran for regime change is legitimate, righteous and imperative. We urge you to
recognize this “resistance against oppression.”
Link with Iranian people
through MEK
During the July 1
gathering, Judge Mukasy, the 81st Attorney General of the United States in order to get rid of
Mullahs, said, “The best way for both Iranians and non-Iranians to do that is
to align with the Iranian resistance [MEK ] so as to make it clear to the
oppressed citizens of Iran that the world's quarrel is not with Iran but with the mullahs who have
subjugated Iran.” He said MEK members within Iran “have provided both an
example and a tool with their daring publicity campaign within Iran urging
regime change and posting photos of Mrs Rajavi and slogans opposing the clerical regime.
They've been writing slogans on walls to support this gathering.
For five decades, the MEK
has put themselves at great risks because of their ideals of democracy, freedom
and equality. The Iranian regime has killed 120,000 of dissidents, including 30,000
political prisoners, during the 1988 massacre, the vast majority of whom were
MEK supporters.
Indeed, regime lobbyists
will be out in force this month but the MEK has the Iranian people and those
who champion for human rights on their side.
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