Former U.S. officials and lawmakers are criticizing the State Department for distancing itself from a top Iranian dissident group, saying it is not 'viable.'
Iranians across the country set off fireworks and honked horns following the national team's 1-0 loss to the US. is taking criticism from former U.S. officials and lawmakers from both parties for what they call a"flagrant betrayal" of the Iranian people -- after the State Dept. distances itself from a top Iranian dissident group, which it said it does not see as a"viable" alternative to the existing regime.
"As we have said, while the United States revoked the designation of the MEK as a foreign terrorist organization in September 2012, the United States does not see the MEK as a viable democratic opposition movement that is representative of the Iranian people," a spokesperson said. Mike Pence and his wife, Karen, standing with Maryam Rajavi, the President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran.
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