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Iranian crackdown on MEK shows the activist group has popular support Published on May 29, 2019   by Ali Safavi OPINION | Iran’s increasing crackdown on the MEK, an activist group accused by the mullahs of organizing mass protests, proves the group is the main alternative to the present Iranian regime. Lima Charlie World is publishing the following opinion article in its entirety. At times, Lima Charlie World will publish opinion articles that are relevant to critical foreign policy issues. The viewpoints expressed by the author do not necessarily reflect the opinions or viewpoints of Lima Charlie World. In light of escalating tensions with Iran, the terrorist designation of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), and increasing popular protests inside the country, many are asking: Is there a viable alternative to Iran’s mullahs?   Well, the Iranian Regime itself gives us the answer. Last month, once again, senior Iranian regime officials publi...

Ali Khamenei THE ONLY WAY TO DEAL WITH IRAN IS REGIME CHANGE INU- Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei is failing to deal with domestic unrest that has sent many hundreds of thousands of people into the streets during 2018, which has resulted in yet more factional infighting among the mullahs. However, some in the West are misinterpreting this as a struggle between so-called hardliners, represented by Khamenei, and moderates, by President Hassan Rouhani. This is a huge mistake because this is no fight for policy or principle, as you might expect from a democracy. It is a struggle for ultimate power. The mullahs are selected for political office, rather than elected, and Iranian democracy is more for show than for use. Saeed Ghasseminejad, a senior adviser on Iran at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, said: “The Islamist regime in Tehran is a theocratic mafiocracy. Members of the mafia fight each other. They may have a very different point of views o...