Pence endorses controversial Iranian opposition group
Former US Vice President Mike Pence spoke at event held by Mujahedeen-e Khalq, which is widely described as a cult.
Another prominent American politician has come out in support of the controversial Iranian opposition group Mujahedeen-e Khalq, aka MEK.
Former Vice President Mike Pence spoke at a summit of the National Council of Resistance of Iran Thursday. The council is an umbrella group of which the MEK is the main member. Pence said that the MEK is a viable alternative to the ruling Islamic Republic of Iran, according to an official transcript.
“One of the biggest lies the ruling regime has sold the world is that there is no alternative to the status quo,” Pence told the crowd in Washington, DC. "But there is an alternative – a well-organized, fully prepared, perfectly qualified, and popularly supported alternative called the MEK.”
Audience members chanted “M-E-K” following Pence’s remarks.
