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In this picture taken on Saturday, May 11, 2013, former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani waves to media as he registers his candidacy for the upcoming presidential election, while his daughter Fatemeh, right, looks on, at the election headquarters of the interior ministry in Tehran, Iran (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Rafsanjani Speaks Out on Disqualification

by Ali M. Pedram | May 24, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iran’s most high-profile presidential candidate spoke out yesterday about his reasons for running for office for the first time since his disqualification from the race. Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani said he wanted to solve the huge economic and...

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Former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, 78, waves to media, as he registers his candidacy for the upcoming presidential election, at the election headquarters of the interior ministry in Tehran, Iran, on May 11, 2013 (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi, File)

Rafsanjani faces disqualification, say reports

by Ali M. Pedram | May 21, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Reports emerged from Tehran today that both Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei, the two most controversial candidates in Iran’s upcoming presidential election, have been disqualified. The Mehr News agency published a list of...

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In this Saturday, May 11, 2013 photo, former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, waves to media, as he registers his candidacy for the upcoming presidential election, while his daughter Fatemeh, smiles at second right, at the election headquarters of the interior ministry in Tehran, Iran (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

All eyes on Rafsanjani after registration

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 13, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iranians remember the 2009 presidential election for the massive protests and unrest that followed after the results were announced. However, this year’s presidential election is proving to be controversial even prior to the election starts and...

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In this Sunday, May 27, 2012, file photo, former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, right, smiles, as he sits next to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, in an inauguration ceremony of the parliament in Tehran, Iran (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)

Ahmadinejad determined to continue controversial economic policies

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 7, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad defended his economic record and reasserted his determination to press ahead with his subsidy reform program on Sunday. The announcement comes in the run up to presidential elections next month. On a trip...

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Former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani attends a meeting of Iran’s Assembly of Experts in Tehran on March 5, 2013.(AFP PHOTO/ ATTA KENARE)

Hashemi Rafsanjani Says “No”

by Ali M. Pedram | Apr 19, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iran’s influential former president Hashemi Rafsanjani is reported to have ruled himself out as a presidential candidate this week, as well as criticizing the “stubbornness of office holders whose deeds have put the country in this undesirable...