This the same organization?
In 2017, the year before John Bolton became President Trump's National Security Adviser, Bolton addressed members of the MEK and said that they would celebrate in Tehran before 2019.[260] By 2018, over 4,000 MEK members had entered Albania, according to the INSTAT data.[261]
By 2018, operatives of the MEK were believed to be still conducting covert operations inside Iran[262] to overthrow Iran's government.[263] Seymour Hersh reported that "some American-supported covert operations continue in Iran today," with the MEK's prime goal of removing the current Iranian government.[263]
On 30 June 2018, Rudy Giuliani, Donald Trump's personal lawyer, lectured an MEK gathering in Paris, calling for regime change in Tehran. John McCain and John Bolton and he have met the MEK's leader Maryam Rajavi or spoken at its rallies.[264][265]
During the Free Iran 2019 conference in Albania, Rudy Giuliani attended an MEK podium, where the former New York City mayor described the group as a "government-in-exile", saying it is a ready-to-go alternative to lead the country if the Iranian government falls.[266] Additionally, the Trump administration said it would not rule out the MEK as a viable replacement for the current Iranian regime.[267]
