Inside the Albanian Compound of Exiled Iranian Opposition Group

The two countries have been bitter foes for years, since the Balkan state began hosting members of the opposition People’s Mujahedeen of Iran, or Mojahedin-e-Khalq (MEK), on its soil. Tehran considers MEK a “terrorist” group. Albania agreed in 2013 to take in members of the MEK at the request of Washington and the United Nations, with thousands settling in the Balkan country over the years.