Pompeo speaks at conference by controversial Iran opposition group

Slovenia's prime minister and other former US officials also speak at virtual event held by Mujahedeen-e-Khalq.
Pompeo and Jansa
Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa both spoke virtually to the Mujahedeen-e-Khalq on July 11, 2021. Pompeo (L) is seen at an event involving the Republican Study Committee about Iran on April 21, 2021, in Washington; the group has proposed legislation that would expand sanctions on Iran and aim to prevent the United States from reentering the Iran deal. Jansa is seen speaking at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, on July 6, 2021. - (Photo by Joshua Roberts/Getty Images (L) / CHRISTIAN HARTMANN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images (R)
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Former Obama and Trump administration officials as well as Slovenia’s premier attended a Sunday event held by the controversial Iranian opposition group Mujahedeen-e Khalq, leading to criticism. 

The organization's Free Iran 2021 World Summit began Sunday and concludes Tuesday. The virtual event focused on highlighting “the role the Iranian regime has played to spread chaos and destruction in the region and across the world,” according to a press release from the group. 

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