Disinformation Campaign of Iran Regime to Discredit Mek

London, 30 Jan - It is no secret that since it stole power in 1979, the Iranian Regime continually attempts to discredit the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) both domestically and globally.

There are numerous accounts, by both the MEK and various Western institutions, of Iran’s so-called Intelligence Ministry (MOIS) targeting the MEK’s reputation in a “long-running and sophisticated information campaign”, “coordinated and financed by the Iranian intelligence services” to discredit the MEK.

Domestically

The Iranian Regime is scared of the MEK’s popularity in Iran and uses the MOIS to discredit the MEK among the Iranian people. As the mullahs control/censor most the media in Iran, it’s pretty easy for them to spread disinformation about the MEK, but luckily the Iranian people know the truth.

Internationally

The Iranian Regime is scared that the MEK has significant support outside of Iran, as they know that the more foreign governments who support the MEK and not the Regime, the more likely it is that the MEK will soon overthrow the Regime.

They want “Western countries to condemn and ban” the MEK and occasionally, as with the shameful and wrong terrorist designation, the Regime succeeds. Although, it is worth noting that this terrorist designation was less based on the Regime’s disinformation and more on the West’s attempt to appease the Regime.

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