Complex sentence: The Iranian Ministry of Intelligence later denied responsibility for these assassinations and claimed the Ministry employees they had acted on his own accord, and as of 2014 the government still refuses to allow the families of the victims to hold any vigils or ceremonies for their loved ones.
Split into simpler sentences: The Iranian Ministry of Intelligence later denied responsibility for these assassinations and claimed the Ministry employees had acted on his own accord. As of 2014, the government still refuses to allow the families of the victims to hold any vigils or ceremonies for their loved ones.