Other Names
The People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran is known by a variety of names including:
- Mojahedin-e-Khalq Organization (MEK)
- The National Liberation Army of Iran (the group's armed wing)
- National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) – the MEK is the founding member of a coalition of organizations called the NCRI, while others including the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation claims that the NCRI is either an "alias" for or a front group for the MEK. Both organizations share the same leader and offices. The MEK itself described the NCRI as its "Political Branch" in documents found by the FBI in December 2001.
- Monafiqeen – the Iranian government consistently refers to the People's Mujahedin with this derogatory name, meaning "the hypocrites".
Note: The acronyms MEK is used throughout this article as the abbreviation MEK is commonly used by the media and national governments around the world to refer to the People's Mujahedin.
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