State Dept. Criticized for Not Seeing Iranians
Two members of Congress accused the State Department of stubbornness Wednesday in refusing to meet with an Iranian opposition group it accuses of terrorism.
Reps. Robert G. Torricelli (D-N.J.), and Dan Burton, (R-Ind.), urged the State Department to consult with the Iranian People’s Moujahedeen before writing a report on the Iranian opposition, due in three weeks. They released a letter to Secretary of State Warren Christopher signed by 98 members of the House and 12 members of the Senate saying that the congressionally required report would be of little value without consultation with the group. The State Department has said that the group sponsors terrorism.
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