{"id":16165,"date":"2026-02-02T11:58:34","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T08:28:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nejatngo.org\/en\/?p=16165"},"modified":"2026-02-02T12:05:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T08:35:16","slug":"press-tv-to-interview-former-mek-member-on-riots-in-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nejatngo.org\/en\/posts\/16165","title":{"rendered":"Press TV to interview former MEK member on riots in Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former MEk member, Mostafa Beheshti\u2019s testimonies on the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK)\u2019s violence in Iranian protests was released in Press TV&#8217;s report.<\/p>\n<p>In just one month, Iran was thrust into the global spotlight. Protests erupted. Chaos spread. Ordinary citizens stood against violence, restoring order in the face of terror.<\/p>\n<p>But behind the unrest lay a hidden war; coordinated attacks, sabotage, and the deliberate targeting of lives, cities, and culture. This is the story of a nation tested, of resilience\u2026 forged in fire!<\/p>\n<p>Mostafa Beheshti, former member of the MEK was interviewed by Press TV in this investigated report on the protests.<br \/>\nHe explains how the group under the leadership of the US and Israel works against Iranian interests.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-16165-1\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/dlb.nejatngo.org\/Media\/Report\/PressTV\/Beheshti-Mostafa-Presstv.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/dlb.nejatngo.org\/Media\/Report\/PressTV\/Beheshti-Mostafa-Presstv.mp4\">https:\/\/dlb.nejatngo.org\/Media\/Report\/PressTV\/Beheshti-Mostafa-Presstv.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>\u201cAt the top of the MEK, Israel and the US are giving the orders,\u201d he told Press TV. \u201cThey issue the instructions and the terrorist group is just the executer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to Beheshti, one or two months before these events the MEK began their work in the telegram groups using fake accounts. Then, they entered their operatives through western borders of Iran, those who are armed to commit acts of destruction and sabotage against civilians and security forces.<\/p>\n<p>Beheshti said that paying the vandals is a longstanding tradition in the MEK. \u201cThey had also instructed their members that all activities should be done in person and that no messages should be sent on online platforms,\u201d he explains how the MEK hires mercenaries. \u201cThey operated in three-person cells. I this set-up one person from outside the country contacted a three-member team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>About the fee of violence, he adds, \u201cWe were paying around 200 to 300 million for arson and clashes with security forces using crypto currency and exchanging offices. In some cases, we had a separate method. The payment was hidden in trash bins in parks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Former member of the MEK finds a common aspect in recent incidents in Iran and the MEK\u2019s acts of terror in the early years of the Islamic Republic. \u201cIf I want to put it briefly these events were very similar to what happened in Iran in the 1980s,\u201d he states. \u201cAt that time, they needed to manufacture death and portrait themselves as victims in order to convince the public\u201d<br \/>\nAs a defector who spent 20 years inside the MEK, he has no doubt that the scale of killings carried out by the MEK has not even committed by Daesh. \u201cThese are done to demonstrate their loyalty and mercenary role on behalf of Israel,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former MEk member, Mostafa Beheshti\u2019s testimonies on the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK)\u2019s violence in Iranian protests was released in Press TV&#8217;s report. 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