By the NCRI Staff, July 3, 2023
In a powerful rebuttal to Michael Rubin’s recent critique of the People’s Mojahedin Organization (PMOI/MEK) and the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), Ali Safavi exposes the glaring contradictions, omissions, and ideological bias behind Rubin’s arguments. Safavi highlights Rubin’s dismissal of MEK’s response to the Israel-Iran conflict as baseless, pointing to Maryam Rajavi’s June 18 address to the European Parliament, where she reiterated the NCRI’s long-standing “third option”: regime change by the Iranian people themselves—not war or appeasement.
The article dismantles Rubin’s selective narrative that praises Reza Pahlavi despite acknowledging his political irrelevance and lack of leadership. In contrast, the NCRI and MEK, with a 60-year history of resistance and over 100,000 martyrs, have demonstrated concrete commitment, structure, and international support. Safavi defends the MEK against decades-old propaganda—refuted by international courts—and underscores its proven intelligence track record, including exposing Iran’s secret nuclear sites.
Rubin’s attacks, Safavi argues, reflect a preference for illusion over action. As Iranians reject both monarchy and theocracy, the NCRI and MEK stand as the only organized, democratic alternative. In a dictatorship where polling is impossible, the regime’s violent obsession with crushing the MEK speaks louder than any survey ever could.
You may find the original article on Ali Safavi’s Substack page, July 2, 2025.