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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
National
Maziar Motamedi

Iran blacklists US officials for supporting ‘terrorist’ group MEK

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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