{"id":16168,"date":"2026-02-02T09:30:36","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T06:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nejatngo.org\/en\/?p=16168"},"modified":"2026-02-02T15:02:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T11:32:27","slug":"nejat-newsletter-no-133","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nejatngo.org\/en\/posts\/16168","title":{"rendered":"Nejat Newsletter No.133"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>INSIDE THIS ISSUE<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Nejat Society CEO: Rajavi wants killing of more Iranians<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Ebrahim Khodabandeh, former member of the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK) and the current CEO of Nejat Society attended the recent sessions of the trial aimed at addressing the crimes of the MEK as a legal entity and its 104 leaders.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li>Middle East expert to DW: MEK has deep legitimacy problems<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Following the protests in Iran, German broadcaster Deutsche Welle (DW) investigated the role of the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK) in the protest.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li>Preserving the authenticity of protests, rejecting the violence of the MEK<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>In a year that witnessed unprecedented US and Israeli attacks on Iran, Western economic sanctions against Iran, and the weakening of Iran\u2019s regional partners, it is not surprising that prices have risen and uncontrolled inflation, has led to discontent and protests across the country.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li>MEK\u2019s sponsors must acknowledge Iranian rejection of the group<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>In January 2026, the MEK, actively report on Iran claiming a role in protests across the country. The ongoing nationwide protests which were initially sparked by economic woes began in late December 2025\/early January 2026. The MEK-affiliated media are constantly publishing reports, including claims that \u201cResistance Units\u201d are operating within Iran.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li>Samira Shams, cruel MEK commander<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>In the testimonies of former members of the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK), Samira Shams is a frequently repeated name. She is one of the group commanders who commanded MEK units in the operation to suppress Kurdish uprising in Iraq in 1991. As \u201cSaddam\u2019s private army\u201d, the MEK aided Iraqi Baath regime to massacre Iraqi civilians and rebels.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li>Two MEK terror operatives arrested in Tehran<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Foreign-backed terror cells across Iran crushed: Intelligence Ministry<\/p>\n<p>TEHRAN \u2014 In a series of high-precision operations, Iran\u2019s Ministry of Intelligence has announced it has successfully dismantled several foreign-backed terrorist cells tasked with orchestrating \u201ckill-and-blame\u201d plots and conducting high-casualty attacks on security centers. According to official statements released on January 18 and 19, these groups aimed to exploit recent unrest to manufacture chaos and target both law enforcement and innocent civilians.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li>About Nejat Society<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dlb.nejatngo.org\/File\/NL\/Nejat-NL-133.pdf\">To view the pdf file click here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>INSIDE THIS ISSUE Nejat Society CEO: Rajavi wants killing of more Iranians Ebrahim Khodabandeh, former member of the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK) and the current CEO of Nejat Society attended the&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":16169,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[312],"module":[503],"ctype":[30],"blog":[3],"class_list":["post-16168","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nejat-publications","tag-nejat-newsletter","module-nejat-newsletter","ctype-library","blog-nejat-bloggers"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nejatngo.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16168","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nejatngo.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nejatngo.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nejatngo.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nejatngo.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16168"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.nejatngo.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16168\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nejatngo.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16169"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nejatngo.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16168"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nejatngo.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16168"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nejatngo.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16168"},{"taxonomy":"module","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nejatngo.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/module?post=16168"},{"taxonomy":"ctype","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nejatngo.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctype?post=16168"},{"taxonomy":"blog","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nejatngo.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/blog?post=16168"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}