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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
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Maziar Motamedi

EXPLAINED: Iran blacklists us officials for supporting terrorist group mek | Rare Historical Photos

Maryam Rajavi, leader of the MEK, speaks at an event in Manza, Albania, alongside US officials [File: Florion Goga/Reuters]

Tehran, Iran – The Iranian government has blacklisted United States officials over their backing of a group that Tehran considers to be a “terrorist” organisation.

The Iranian foreign ministry on Saturday published a list of 61 current and former American officials who it said have provided “deliberate support” to the Mojahedin-e Khalq (MEK), a group that openly calls for overthrowing the current Iranian establishment.

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