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What do the mujahedin represent, the history of the MEK: From the revolution to the arrival in Manza
2023-06-20 14:30:25 / AKTUALITET
The MEK organization, or the Mujahideen of the Khalk, was born in 1963 in Iran, with the objective of countering Western influence in the country and fighting the secular-authoritarian regime.
In 1979 the MEK participated in the Revolution led by Ruhollah Khomeini, but its ideology, a cross between Marxism and Islamism, conflicted with that of the Ayatollahs and was consequently banned.
Thus, in 1981, the MEK moved to Paris, where it established its headquarters, and 5 years later it moved to Camp Ashraf, north of Baghdad, from where it supported Saddam Hussein's war against Iran, as well as the suppression of the Kurds.
In 2003, the MEK was disarmed by the Americans and relocated to Camp Liberty. Since then, the organization has continued to play a leading role in political and diplomatic activity against the Tehran regime.
But previously the group was included in the blacklist not only by Iran and Iraq, but also by the United States, Great Britain, the European Union and Canada, to get out of it in the period between 2008-2012.
A September 21, 2012 New York Times article illustrated how then US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had decided to remove the MEK from the blacklist, to resettle it away from the influence of Tehran's agents, in a country of ready to receive: Albania.
The objective was clear: to use the MEK to support a regime change in Tehran.
Since 2013, the MEK has held a series of events and summits at its headquarters in Manza, Durrës, where US officials and former officials have participated, such as former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and former Vice President Mike Pence, who delivered an important speech in June 2022.
Nowadays, the organization is led by Marjam Raxhavi. Many Republican officials in the United States and members of Congress see him as an important voice for regime change in Iran.
But many analysts and connoisseurs of geopolitical developments ask the question, what is the MEK? A group of dissidents persecuted by the Iranian regime? A sectarian opposition force made up of militarily trained elements capable of overthrowing a regime? Or a terrorist organization, as it was considered until yesterday...
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