MEK: Iranian Group Dropped From US Terror List After Political Push

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MEK: Iranian Group Dropped From US Terror List After Political Push

A controversial Iranian group that the U.S. declared a terrorist organization nearly 15 years ago has been taken off the terror list in the wake of a high-profile political campaign aimed at Washington, D.C. decision-makers.

The State Department released a statement today saying the Mujahedin-e-Khalq (MEK), a group of dissident Iranian nationals based in Iraq, has been removed from the official list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations, meaning that the group is no longer subject to financial and material restrictions by the U.S. government.

MEK: Iranian Group Dropped From U.S. Terror List After Political Push - ABC News

Canada, Iraq and Iran designate the MEK as a terrorist organization.[16][17] The European Union and the United States formerly listed the MEK as a terrorist organization, but this designation has since been lifted, first by the Council of the European Union in January 26, 2009 (following what the group called a “seven-year-long legal and political battle”),[18][19][20][21] then by a decision by U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton on September 21, 2012

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