An American historian wrote about the possibility of Reza Pahlavi’s assassination by the MEK. Michael Rubin, an American historian and Middle East analyst who is an opponent of the Iranian government, warned American leaders in an analysis of the first weeks of the Israeli-American war against Iran that the MEK organization is not only not pro-Western and committed to democracy, but is also a violent cult that may attempt to assassinate Reza Pahlavi in \u200b\u200border to gain power in Iran.<\/p>\n
The high-ranking official from the American Enterprise Institute, in an Op-Ed on Middle East Forum warned for the umpteenth time about the MEK’s psychological operations among European and American politicians. He recalled that in the early years of the Islamic Republic’s government, the MEK opposed Ayatollah Khomeini not because they had a problem with his ideology, but because they wanted a share in power and did not achieve it.<\/p>\n
Explaining the current MEK operation in the West, Rubin writes:<\/p>\n
\u201cIn the United States and Europe, the MEK engages in a psychological operation to suggest they are pro-Western or committed to democracy. That is nonsense. They operate as a cult, isolate their members, and foster anti-Americanism. They have become North Korea, only with more food and slicker public relations. Many of the MEK\u2019s claims of infiltrating Iran or running operations inside the country are demonstrably untrue. Former officials who support them do so not because of ideological fealty, but rather because of lucrative honoraria.\u201d<\/p>\n
This American historian writes of Maryam Rajavi\u2019s current frustration, and that during and after the protests, the Iranian people ignored or cursed the MEK, and despite the organization\u2019s grandiose statements and claims of public support, the MEK is known among Iranians as nothing more than a group of frauds.<\/p>\n
He refers to Maryam Rajavi\u2019s announcement of a \u201cprovisional government\u201d and considers it \u201clittle more than play-acting.\u201d According to him, no American official\u2014even those to whom the MEK and its proxy organizations have given hundreds of thousands of dollars in financial assistance\u2014takes the potential MEK government seriously.<\/p>\n
This political commentator, opposed to the Iranian government, criticizes Rajavi for the strict hijab he imposes on the group\u2019s women and speaks of Rajavi\u2019s hostility to Pahlavi. According to Rubin, \u201cthe most important thing for Rajavi is power,” and in order to achieve power in Iran, he is likely to launch “potential assassination campaigns”. This organization has already killed a large number of Iranian citizens and officials.<\/p>\n
The author of the article calls on Marco Rubio, the US Secretary of State, to immediately re-designate the MEK as a terrorist organization on the list of foreign terrorist groups, so that the group’s infrastructure and members can gather on US soil and then pressure European countries to do the same with Rajavi and his inner circle.<\/p>\n
Mazda Parsi<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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