Rouhani’s unfulfilled European dreams

Hassan Rouhani, the Iranian regime’s president

Analysis by PMOI/MEK

July 5, 2018 - As Hassan Rouhani, the Iranian regime’s president, headed for Switzerland and Austria earlier this week, there was much speculation over the possible goals of his trip. While in Tehran’s Mehrabad airport, Rouhani said, “While the U.S. has acted against international law and its obligations and pulled out of the nuclear deal, negotiations with Europe has become more important than before, since all five countries, including China, Russia and three European 

ّIran; Continuation of strike and confrontation with repressive security forces

Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran

Demonstrations and clashes in different parts of Tehran, which began on Tuesday morning, continued until the end of the day. In addition to the central streets of Tehran and TehranPars in the east of Tehran, the clashes were stretched to the south of Tehran, including the Shush street and square.

Strike of marketers and shopkeepers in many areas of Tehran, including in the markets of Naser Khosrow, 15 Khordad, and the jewelers market, the Ahangaran market in Moazzam al-Dowlah, Abbas Abad market, KIlouis market, Louti Salh passage shopkeepers, the furniture market in Delawaran Street, Complex, the great Iranians complex on Amin al-Mulk Street, Laleh Zar Street shopkeepers, continued.

On the street of Laleh Zar, the

Iran head of judiciary threatens protesters to execution, decisive action in the face of popular uprising

Sadegh Larijani, the chief henchman of the clerical regime's judiciary

Sadegh Larijani, the chief henchman of the clerical regime's judiciary, on Tuesday, June 26, on the third day of the strike of the Bazaar and popular protests and in fear of spreading these protests, threatened the perpetrators of the "riots" of Tehran and "disrupters in the economic system" to

Live Update: Day 5 of Bazaar merchants' strike and demonstration in Tehran

Tehran Bazaar closed for the 5th day in the row

By PMOI/MEK reports at the scene

Tehran, Iran, June 28, 2018 – The 5^th successive day of strikes by Bazaar merchants, Store-owners & people as they get bolder in confronting the authorities. Demonstrations also taking shape while people express their anger at the incapable and incompetent government.

12:00 local time

Tehran, Iran

Iranian Resistance leader Massoud Rajavi hails protesters in Tehran & across the country

Iranian Resistance leader Massoud Rajavi

By PMOI/MEK reporter

Iran, June 27, 2018 - As protests and strikes expand across the country and Iran’s regime has increasing concerns, Iranian Resistance leader Massoud Rajavi issued a message on June 26 aired on INTV hailing the brave protesters in Tehran and other cities.

“The liberation war in Tehran has escalated. The fire has reached the capital and will never be put out,” he said.

“Overthrow and

Iran head of judiciary threatens protesters to execution, decisive action in the face of popular uprising

Sadegh Larijani, the chief henchman of the clerical regime's judiciary

Sadegh Larijani, the chief henchman of the clerical regime's judiciary, on Tuesday, June 26, on the third day of the strike of the Bazaar and popular protests and in fear of spreading these protests, threatened the perpetrators of the "riots" of Tehran and "disrupters in the economic system" to decisive action and execution and said: "These acts have severe penalties as a disruption to the economic 

What makes the new wave of Iran protests over failing economy important?

Iranian protesters by burning trash bins make barricades to prevent repressive security forces from attacking them

Analysis by PMOI/MEK

Iran, June 26, 2018 - As the value of Iran’s rial further dropped against the dollar on Monday, the people of Tehran, who are fed up with 40 years of tyranny, corruption and economic mismanagement by the Iranian regime, took to the streets to protest. The protest started in Tehran’s bazaar, where

Live Update: Tehran Grand Bazaar strike/demonstration continues for the 4th day

Tehran Grand Bazaar strike

By PMOI/MEK reporters at the scene

Iran, June 27, 2018 - Tehran, #Iran 4th consecutive day of strikes in the Grand Bazaar Store-owners & people are demonstrating at Soltani bazaar.

Images of the Grand Bazaar, Gold retailers & Chahar Soug shopping center.

Kermanshah, Iran

Bazaar store owners on str

What makes the new wave of Iran protests over failing economy important?

Iranian protesters by burning trash bins make barricades to prevent repressive security forces from attacking them

Analysis by PMOI/MEK

Iran, June 26, 2018 - As the value of Iran’s rial further dropped against the dollar on Monday, the people of Tehran, who are fed up with 40 years of tyranny, corruption and economic mismanagement by the Iranian

Night rallies in Tehran-Pars and Khak-e-Sefid in eastern Tehran with the slogans of Death to the Dictator

Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran

Iran Uprising – No. 178

In the final hours of Monday, June 25, the brave people and youth of TehranPars and Khak-e-Sefid in northeastern Tehran, poured into the streets and protested against the clerical regime and its plundering and oppressive policies. They chanted slogans such as “Death to the dictator, Iran has become Palestine, one less embezzlement, our problem is solved.”

The youth are confronting the repressive forces by closing off the streets and setting up fire and preventing them from entering the demonstrations’ areas.

Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran

June 25, 2018

LIVE UPDATE: Iran economic protests in Tehran's bazaar & other cities

Tehran, Protest continues at the shoe Bazaar, June 26

By PMOI/MEK reporters at the scene

Iran, June 26, 2018 - Tehran, Iran Crowd increasing at the shoe bazaar. People are chanting: "We don't want a US dollar at 100,000 rials.

Iran: Tehran store-owners protest skyrocketing currency prices

Store-owners in the capital’s Aladdin bazaar

Reported by PMOI/MEK

ّIran, June 24, 2018 - Following the trend of Iran’s currency, the rial, nosediving against the U.S. dollar for many months now, reports indicate the U.S. dollar was trading today at 90,000 rials on the black market in

PLATFORM FOR FUTURE IRAN - MARYAM RAJAVI

June 22, 2013

1. In our view, the ballot box is the only criterion for legitimacy. Accordingly, we seek a republic based on universal suffrage.

2. We want a pluralist system, freedom of parties and assembly. We respect all individual freedoms. We underscore complete freedom of expression and of the media and unconditional access by all to the internet.

3. We support and are

EU choosing Iran over the US is illogical, to say the least

European Union flags

Analysis by PMOI/MEK

June 22, 2018 - Following the U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to exit from the highly flawed Iran nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the European Union is striving to somehow safeguard the pact. EU’s main objective appears to be further normalizing trade and economic relations with Tehran.

This is already sending influential signs to other global parties, indicating the EU has chosen to side with the Iranian regime and not the U.S., and as a result, not the Iranian people. While the Trump administration is reinstalling sanctions against the mullahs’ regime and warns further and more effective measures are in the making, Brussels continues to only take its short-term economic benefits into

Who is the alternative to Iran’s regime?

The Iranian Diaspora is planning to hold its annual convention on June 30th in Paris

Analysis by PMOI/MEK

June 22, 2018 - Following the ongoing Dec/Jan protests aimed at bringing freedom for Iran’s suffering people, there are two vital issues at hand:

1. Overthrowing the mullahs’ dictatorship
2. The alternative to this regime

The more we trek forward, the question of who is this regime’s alternative becomes all the more imperative. In such sensitive circumstances, it is quite natural to see many parties claiming to be the alternative to

Iran Protest; Shoemakers’ strike and protests by workers, academics, students and lawyers

The Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran

Iran Uprising - No. 174

On Monday, June 18, hundreds of shoe manufacturers and their workers in Tehran closed their shops in protest of the regime's devastating policies and rallied on Bagh-e Sepahsalar Ave. They objected to the cost of the needed materials and the employment of non-Iranian workers in this industry, which has caused unemployment and a dire livelihood for thousands of them. The protesters chanted: "Death to unemployment; death to high costs; our enemy is right here, but they falsely

Iran: Protests increase on the verge of major convention in Paris

Numerous protest gatherings and strikes around the country on the eve of Iranian opposition Grand Gathering

Report by PMOI/MEK

Iran, June 20, 2018 - As protests are increasing in numbers across Iran, new reports indicate they have returned to the capital, Tehran, on a significant scale.

In addition to voicing a variety

What Comes After French FM's Iran Visit

Monday’s Tehran visit by French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian is startling a wide variety of responses, especially from inside Iran.

Kayhan daily, known as the mouthpiece of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, ran a piece titled “French Foreign Minister heading to Tehran with a JCPOA-2 hat,” using the acronym for the Iran nuclear deal, Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action while describing Paris’ efforts to impose further setbacks upon Iran’s regime.

Iran: Women political prisoners detained in grim conditions

Iranian women political prisoners Golrokh Iraee and Atena Daemi are held in horrible conditions in a small, dark room in Qarchak Prison while they are denied having telephone contacts or family visits.

This was tweeted by Atena Daemi’s father on Thursday, February 22, 2018. Mr. Hossein Daemi said the lives of these imprisoned women are in danger.

According to Mr. Daemi, his daughter Atena and Golrokh Iraee who is still on hunger strike, are not well.

Since February 1, they have been deprived of having telephone contacts or going for fresh air after dervish women were transferred to the same ward. They are also deprived of shopping at the prison’s store and their conditions resemble solitary confinement. At the same time, they are 

Iran: a Short History of the Mek

The People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran or Mojahedin-e Khalq (PMOI/MEK) is a political group dedicated to the realization of a free and democratic Iran, but how did it start?

On September 6, 1965, the MEK was founded by three engineers Mohammad Hanifnejad, Said Mohsen, and Ali-Ashgar Badizadgan.

They had previously been involved with the Freedom/Liberation Movement, created by Medhi Bazargan in May 1961, which advocated for the democratic principles that were laid out in the Iranian constitution following the 1905 resolution. The group had been allowed to peacefully assemble and advocate for political freedom and the separation of powers for two years.

However, in 1963, Ruhollah Khomeini gave a public speech criticising the monarchy and was arrested. In response, large free speech and anti-monarchy protests broke out across Iran, which the Freedom Party supported.

These protests were violently put down by the Shah’s police, with thousands of people dying in what would become known as the June Uprising. Following the protests, the Shah outlawed pro-democracy groups, like the Freedom Party, and imprisoned their leaders. Bazargan was sentenced to ten years in prison.

The MEK founders knew that the fight for democracy in Iran was not over, but also knew that they had to find a different path as repeating the actions of the Freedom Movement was sure to fail.

As a result, they brought together 20 trusted friends, mostly professionals living in Tehran, to discuss religion, history, philosophy, and revolutionary theory, twice a week. On September 20, 1965, a mere two weeks after its founding, the MEK held its first meeting.

It took six years for the MEK to formulate