NEW : U.S. officials are divided over the 83-year-old organization . NEW : Group was banned in 1954 after it was convicted of trying to assassinate Nasser . TL;DR The group is accused of being behind a series of bombings and assassinations that killed hundreds of people during its reign from 1952 until 1970. It says it does not plan to run a candidate for president .
NEW : U.S. officials are divided over the 83-year-old organization . NEW : Group was banned in 1954 after it was convicted of trying to assassinate Nasser . The banned group will apply to become a party . It says it does not plan to run a candidate for president .