The MEK fought for the Iranian revolution – and then for Saddam Hussein. Now, their opposition to Tehran has made them favourites of Trump White House hardliners. Arron Merat, writing in The Guardian, tells the wild story behind this political–militant organization.

Jonathan Booth

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Terrorists, Cultists – or Champions of Iranian Democracy? The Wild Wild Story of the MEK