{"id":10606,"date":"2018-06-18T11:38:51","date_gmt":"2018-06-18T15:38:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.irandemocratic.org\/public_html\/news\/?p=10606"},"modified":"2018-06-18T11:38:51","modified_gmt":"2018-06-18T15:38:51","slug":"iran-officials-fearful-remarks-about-pmoi-and-resistance-grand-gathering-in-paris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.irandemocratic.org\/public_html\/news\/10606\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran Officials\u2019 Fearful Remarks About PMOI and Resistance Grand Gathering in Paris"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"article-header clearfix\">\n<h6 class=\"article-title\">Iran\u2019s Revealing Remarks About the PMOI\/MEK and Grand Gathering in Paris<\/h6>\n<\/header>\n<p>By: Jubin Katiraie<\/p>\n<p>While the Iranian society is deeply troubled by the country\u2019s economic and social crises and there has been a significant increase in protests staged by people from all walks of life, including teachers, factory workers, truckers, and others, the annual\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/24749-on-june-30-the-world-will-see-an-alternative-iran\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Grand Gathering of Iranians and supporters of Iranian Resistance <\/a>\u00a0will be held by on June 30\u00a0in Paris by the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/about\/our-resistance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI)<\/a>\u00a0and this year, it will support Iranian people\u2019s uprising, as well as the ongoing protests that have followed. The NCRI promotes the Iranian people\u2019s demand for a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/iranian-opposition\/5004-iran-regime-scared-of-pmoi-mek-ahead-of-grand-gathering.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">regime change<\/a>, and the gathering shows that Iranian people\u2019s protests are backed both domestically and by the international community.<\/p>\n<p>While the event is still weeks away, Iran&#8217;s officials and media have made revealing remarks in a press conference held on Sunday June 11, 2018. According to Iran\u2019s Foreign Ministry Spokesman, Bahram Ghasemi, \u201cRouhani\u2019s government has had talks with French officials for cancelling the gathering.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_21225\"  width=\"480\" height=\"270\"  data-origwidth=\"480\" data-origheight=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2JZW1Be53oE?enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/www.irandemocratic.org&#038;autoplay=1&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=1&#038;playlist=2JZW1Be53oE&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;controls=1&#038;color=red&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;hl=en_US&#038;theme=dark&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Ghasemi told France \u201cThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PMOI\/MEK<\/a>\u00a0(The People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran which is the main force inside NCRI) holds gatherings in France every once in a while. This is not acceptable for Iran (regime), as we\u2019ve said that no double standard approach should be adopted, thereby dividing the terrorism into a good one and a bad one.\u201d He then threatened France, saying \u201cthose who give permit for such gatherings are wrong, as they themselves will be affected by the consequences as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The National Security Commission Spokesman, Naghavi Hosseini, also attacked France for hosting MEK\u2019s Grand Gathering in Paris. Hosseini said in an interview with state-run media, \u201cMEK activities in Europe and their gatherings in European countries is contrary to such countries\u2019 claimed policy of fighting against terrorism.\u201d He added, \u201cThe MEK is going to harm Iran-Europe relationships\u201d, as well as, \u201cthe group is trying to destroy all peaceful interactions between Iran and Europe, and their upcoming gathering is aimed at affecting Europeans\u2019 approach, particularly at a time when JCPOA-related talks are under way between Europe and Iran.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Warning Iran\u2019s Foreign Ministry about the consequences of NCRI\u2019s Grand Gathering in Paris, Hosseini insisted, \u201c\u2026under such circumstances, Iran\u2019s diplomacy has to start talks with European counterparts, as the Islamic Republic will have to adopt a new and different policy should the Europeans decide to continue their partnership and interaction with the MEK.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kazem Jalali, chairman of Iran\u2019s Parliamentary Research Center, as well as the head of Iran-Europe Parliamentary Relationships Group, have both written letters to their counterparts in European and French parliaments and the French Senate, warning them of \u201cNCRI\u2019s hostile moves in France\u201d and expressing \u201cIran\u2019s disapproval of European countries\u2019 policy that allows such terrorist group\u2019s gatherings be held in Europe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jalali also wrote a letter to European Parliament\u2019s delegation for relations with Iran. In it, he noted that after the MEK was taken off the European Union\u2019s terrorist list in 2009, a number of European officials as well as European Parliament members have participated in their meetings and gatherings. He warns Europeans that terrorist and extremist activities will increase across Europe if they allow NCRI\u2019s gathering to be held. \u201cTo prevent expansion of terrorist and extremist activities to Europe, we need to have bilateral co-operation and fair interaction, and avoid double approaches\u201d, wrote Jalali.<\/p>\n<p>He linked the NCRI\u2019s Grand Gathering in Paris to the nuclear deal crisis, saying \u201cit shouldn\u2019t be forgotten that the NCRI\/MEK has not spared any direct or indirect effort to create a rift between the two sides, particularly following the US president\u2019s unilateral and unlawful withdrawal from the deal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mohammad javad Larijani, the judiciary\u2019s International Deputy responded to the moderator\u2019s question in an interview with a state-sponsored television program about the future of the regime following the NCRI\u2019s gathering, saying, \u201cMEK\/NCRI is going to hold a gathering next week. A number of European and American officials, including Rudy Giuliani and John Bolton who is now the White House National Security Advisor, delivered speeches in MEK\u2019s gathering over the past several years, for which we have discussed our disapproval with the Europeans. Considering MEK\u2019s increased activities these days, the question is what role the Americans are going to play in this anti-Iranian scenario?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In response to questions about the MEK\u2019s campaign on the protests inside Iran, he said, \u201cWestern countries took the MEK off their terror list and now the group is once again active in Iran. The West believes that the MEK is the only group that could both be active in Iran and perform as an active political organization abroad as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Iran\u2019s three branches, government, parliament, and judiciary, have campaigned against the NCRI\u2019s Grand Gathering, making it clear that they fear its domestic and international consequences.<\/p>\n<p>Across Iran, the Grand Gathering will inspire the protesters and show them that their protests are backed both domestically, and by the international community. It will display the Iranian people\u2019s solidarity to the overthrow of the Mullahs to the world. It will recognize the NCRI as a democratic alternative.<\/p>\n<p>The Iranian Resistance&#8217;s Grand Gathering is a domestic and international call to overthrow the regime in Iran.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Iran\u2019s Revealing Remarks About the PMOI\/MEK and Grand Gathering in Paris By: Jubin Katiraie While the Iranian society is deeply troubled by the country\u2019s economic <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irandemocratic.org\/public_html\/news\/10606\/\" title=\"Iran Officials\u2019 Fearful Remarks About PMOI and Resistance Grand Gathering in Paris\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":10608,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34,19,5,57],"tags":[462,473,472,456,83,131,102,150],"class_list":["post-10606","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-iranresistance","category-iraniangatherings","category-news","category-opinion","tag-free-iran","tag-free-iran-2018","tag-grand-gathering-2018","tag-grand-gathering-of-iranians-in-paris","tag-iran","tag-iranian-resistance","tag-national-council-of-resistance-of-iran","tag-ncri"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.irandemocratic.org\/public_html\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10606","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.irandemocratic.org\/public_html\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.irandemocratic.org\/public_html\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.irandemocratic.org\/public_html\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.irandemocratic.org\/public_html\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10606"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.irandemocratic.org\/public_html\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10606\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10613,"href":"https:\/\/www.irandemocratic.org\/public_html\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10606\/revisions\/10613"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.irandemocratic.org\/public_html\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10608"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.irandemocratic.org\/public_html\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10606"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.irandemocratic.org\/public_html\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10606"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.irandemocratic.org\/public_html\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10606"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}