Analysis by PMOI/MEK
Iran, May 2, 2019 – In Isfahan, central Iran, head of the regime’s police unit supervising the internet, known as FATA, complained about the role of the Iranian opposition group People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) on the internet and exposing the regime’s plots. This complaint especially focused on revelations about the role of the mullahs’ regime, and especially the Islamic Revolutionary Guards (IRGC), in regards to the recent floods causing massive damages across Iran.
“Most of the news on the recent floods were published by the PMOI/MEK on the internet,” the official said. “The cyber war is the front line of today’s wars… Most of the news about the recent floods were published on social media by this group…”
Furthermore, the regime’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) announced an event has been held in the city of Mashhad, northeast Iran, to evaluate the PMOI/MEK’s “overt and covert role” in today’s social media platforms.
Kan’ani Moghadam, a former senior IRGC member and head of a regime faction, also shared major concerns about the PMOI/MEK’s growing influence on the internet.
“They have infiltrated our apparatus inside the country, becoming very capable in gathering information,” he said. “The PMOI/MEK, (as seen in their revelation of Iran’s nuclear program) is monitoring all of our activities.”
These concerns have also been voiced in the regime’s Majlis (parliament).
“Around 15 percent of the [Iranian regime dissidents] and the PMOI/MEK inside the country are active on social media. They are spreading disappointing news about the Revolution and the state to influence public opinion,” one Majlis member said on Sunday.
