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'''Mujahedin-e Khalq''' ('''MEK'''), also known as the '''People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran''' or by the alias '''National Council of Resistance of Iran''' ('''NCRI'''), is a cult of Iranian terrorists who oppose the government of Iran.
 
'''Mujahedin-e Khalq''' ('''MEK'''), also known as the '''People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran''' or by the alias '''National Council of Resistance of Iran''' ('''NCRI'''), is a cult of Iranian terrorists who oppose the government of Iran.

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A terroristic cult seeking to overthrow the government of Iran. First allied to the USSR, then to Saddam Hussein and then finally to Israel.

Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK), also known as the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran or by the alias National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), is a cult of Iranian terrorists who oppose the government of Iran.

History

The group originally founded in 1965 by Mohammad Hanifnejad, Saeed Mohsen, Mohammad Asgarizadeh, Rasoul Meshkinfam, Ali-Asghar Badizadegan and Ahmad Rezaei. In its early days, six members who splintered from the Freedom Movement, a moderate party based on the politics of ousted Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh. The MEK founders were followers of leftist thinker Ali Shariati. The group split from the Freedom Movement due to that party’s moderate approach in challenging the government of the Shah.[1] The MEK started as a liberal communist organization, which is still reflected in the group's flag and the word "People's" in their name.

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