Iran News Roundup 12/13
Israel: Iran must choose between the bomb and survival A senior Israeli cabinet minister said that Iran must to choose between obtaining a nuclear weapon and survival (AFP 12/12). “We believe that in order to stop the Iranian military nuclear project, the regime in Tehran should face a dilemma — whether to have a bomb […]
Iran News Roundup 12/8
Presidential candidates continue war rhetoric Republican presidential candidates continued their war rhetoric towards Iran on Wednesday (Reuters 12/7). Front running candidate Mitt Romney said that “covert and overt” actions are needed to pressure Iran. Candidate Jon Huntsman added that “you have to have all options on the table.” Presidential hopeful Michelle Bachman said “the Pentagon […]
Iran News Roundup 12/6
Obama vs. Kirk Speaking at an event hosted by the American Enterprise Institute today, Senator Mark Kirk (R-IL) claimed that the unanimous passage of his amendment to force the Administration to sanction Iran’s central bank demonstrated that support for Obama’s Iran policy has “collapsed” on Capitol Hill (The Hill 12/6). The Obama Administration pushed back against the […]
Iran News Roundup 11/28
Sanctions push in Europe, US Financial Times writes that France is leading a push to implement a European Union oil embargo against Iran. They report that while the UK is behind such a move, it is expected to meet resistance from Spain and Italy who are the two biggest importers of Iranian oil in Europe […]
Louis Freeh offers FBI tour for Rajavi
“No one except the regime in Iran opposes the de-listing of the MEK,” Louis Freeh, former director of the FBI under two Presidents, said Friday at a rally in front of the Department of State supporting de-listing the MEK. Excuse me? I am no fan of the current regime—nor are my parents, my Iranian friends, […]
The MEK’s Propaganda Machine in Three Easy Steps
“The Green Movement, I understand from the testimony in Congress in July, has accepted Madame Rajavi,” said Canadian MP Carolyn Bennett on a talk show hosted last week by Jim Brown of the CBC. Wait, WHAT? The Green Movement has “accepted” Rajavi? Nothing could be further from the truth. The Green Movement has made it abundantly clear […]
MEK, Iran interventions and Mossadegh
The Iran Policy Committee–a Washington organization dedicated primarily to spreading pro-MEK propaganda on Capitol Hill and elsewhere around Washington–organized an event at the National Press Club yesterday that is raising eyebrows. It wasn’t the spectacle of former U.S. officials rehashing MEK-prepared talking points and referring to MEK as the “main opposition”–this we have all grown accustomed to (especially now […]
State Department includes MEK in latest terrorism report, but review still pending
The State Department today released its annual Country Reports on Terrorism, which includes the Mujahedin-e Khalq under the section on Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs). Does this mean the group’s terror designation has been retained and its multi-million dollar campaign to pressure its way off of the FTO list has failed? No. The review by Secretary Clinton […]
Iran’s Greens Warn U.S. Against Supporting the Mujahedin
Kaleme, a leading Green movement newspaper run by supporters of opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi, has a very strongly worded editorial today warning foreign governments (ie, the U.S.) not to support the Mujahedin-e Khalq. This comes shortly after 37 activists warned against delisting the MEK from the U.S. terrorism list, and is yet another sign […]
MEK: Cult of the Chameleon
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDlNWErYCGw] Maziar Bahari’s fascinating 2007 documentary on the Mujahedin-e Khalq, “Cult of the Chameleon,” deserves special attention given Secretary Clinton’s upcoming decision on the group’s terror designation. The film, which was featured yesterday at a panel event assessing the ramifications of taking MEK off the terror list, is notable for its focus on the humanitarian aspect of […]
Why Do We Need to Stand Up to the MEK?
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttVUXDF717U] The push to remove the MEK from the U.S. list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations is intensifying in Congress and in pro-war circles in Washington. A vote is coming before the House Foreign Affairs Committee this week on whether to endorse removing the Iranian Mujahedin from the U.S. foreign terrorist organizations lists. This would enable it […]
MEK’s attempts to hijack the Green Movement
The Mujahedin-e Khalq campaign to be removed from the U.S. list of Foreign Terrorist Organization’s has been fueled by plenty of misinformation. One big lie that MEK has spread in Washington is that the group is popularly supported in Iran and is the “main opposition.” This attempt to hijack Iran’s indigenous Green Movement is nothing […]