Iran's MEK plots a US-backed path to power from exile in Albania

Iran's MEK plots a US-backed path to power from exile in Albania Submitted by Elis Gjevori on Tue, 03/10/2026 - 15:30 Long marginal in Iranian politics, the exiled MEK seeks relevance as US and Israel strike Iran Maryam Rajavi, leader of the People's Mujahedin of Iran (MEK), speaks during a demonstration against the Iranian government, in Berlin on 7 February 2026 (John Macdougall/AFP) Off The war on Iran has given an opposition group that has long struggled for relevance in exile a chance to grab the mantle of history and present itself as a ready-made alternative to the Islamic Republic. As Israel and the US began to strike Iran on 28 February, the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK) swung into action. Maryam Rajavi, the group's 72-year-old leader, announced the formation of what she described as a provisional government tasked with overseeing the fall of the Iranian regime and its replacement with a democratic republic with her at the helm.