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Albanian police reveal details of Iranian regime's terror plot against MEK-October 23, 2019 New details on Iran’s terror attempt against MEK members in Albania Iran, October 24, 2019 — Albanian authorities have revealed new information about a Tehran-affiliated terrorist group that has been plotting against members of Iranian opposition  People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) . In March 2018, news broke that  Albanian authorities had foiled a terrorist plot by the Iranian regime against MEK  members in Tirana, who were gathering for the annual Nowruz celebrations.  In the past years, Albania has given refuge to thousands of MEK members previously in Iraq, where they were constantly targeted by the Iranian regime and its allies in the Iraqi government. Since the relocation of MEK members to Albania, Tehran has increased its presence in the country and is using its diplomatic premises to con...

MEK Rebuttal to Time Magazine Article, “Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei Is One Despot Trump Might Not Win Over” Written by Shahin Gobadi on  19 October 2019 . The following rebuttal was provided to Time magazine in response to its October 4, 2019 article entitled, “Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei Is One Despot Trump Might Not Win Over.”   As the magazine has failed to publish our response, it is being posted here .   PARROTING TEHRAN’S NARRATIVE By Shahin Gobadi There is only one way to explain “Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei Is One Despot Trump Might Not Win Over”, (Time, October 4, 2019) mistaken assessment of the status of the clerical regime, and its Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. By taking a surprisingly irrelevant and an unwarranted swipe at the main Iranian opposition, the Mujahedin-e Khalq ( MEK ), the author seems to be parroting the Iranian regime narrative that wholesale or it is insinuating that there is no viable alternative...

NEWSWEEK,” IRAN’S OPPOSITION GROUPS ARE PREPARING FOR THE REGIME’S COLLAPSE. IS ANYONE READY?” IS FALSE AND PROPAGANDA The Front Page photo on the hit piece by Newsweek Propaganda article titled: “Iran’s Opposition Groups are Preparing for the Regime’s Collapse. Is Anyone Ready? The article is aimed at demonizing the MEK, the principal opposition to Iran’s dictatorship. Published in August 2019. This summer’s highly-visible protests and rallies by the Iranian Opposition drew increased attention to  the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI / MEK)  and the imminent collapse of the mullahs’ regime. The rallies were overwhelmingly successful in achieving their aims and received widespread support from international leaders across the political spectrum, it was therefore anticipated that both the supporters of the policy of appeasement and those who have fallen prey to the regime’s anti-MEK propaganda will give lip-service to the Iranlobby and/or Iran’s noto...