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Former presidents Mohammad Khatami, left, and Akbar Hashemi
Rafsanjani, right. Credit: Reuters/Raheb Homavandi.
by Adel al-Salmi | Feb 13, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture
London – The sudden death of Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, the most powerful man since the beginning of the current Iranian regime, has caused significant gap in the map of powers in Iran. Despite all the rumors that surrounded Rafsanjani’s death, mainly about a...
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People attend the funeral ceremony of Iran’s former president Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani in Tehran, Iran January 10, 2017. Leader.ir/Handout via REUTERS
by Adel al-Salmi | Jan 12, 2017 | World
Former Iranian President Ali Akbar Hashemi laid to rest on January 10 amid national anticipation for the announcement of his will, which according to close sources, will be declared soon. Rafsanjani died of a heart attack at 82 on January 08, and three days of...
