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Former presidents Mohammad Khatami, left, and Akbar Hashemi
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Post-Rafsanjani ‘Scenarios’ in Iran

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

Iran Awaits Rafsanjani’s Will

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...

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Opinion: The Death of Tehran’s Besieged Fox

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Jan 11, 2017 | Opinion

The elegies that say that Iran’s regime is now in danger due to the death of one of its pillars, Hashemi Rafsanjani, are untrue. The regime lost its falcon long ago; his feathers were plucked until he had no power and no real official value, and he was isolated...

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Iranians gather around a hearse carrying the coffin of former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani during his funeral ceremony in the capital Tehran (AFP)

Green Movement Relived at Rafsanjani’s Funeral

by Adel al-Salmi | Jan 11, 2017 | World

London- Reviving memories of Iran’s 2009 Green Movement, when hundreds of thousands of protesters demanded the removal of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad from office as the possibility for a second term arose, Tehran on Tuesday arranged for the funeral of the once known “veteran...

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Former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani was a key figure in the foundation of the Islamic republic in 1979 (AFP Photo/Atta Kenare)

Rafsanjani’s Death…The ‘Pragmatic’ of Iran’s Regime

by Adel al-Salmi | Jan 9, 2017 | World

London – Ali Akbar Rafsanjani, one of the main founders of the Iranian regime and the confident of important secrets, died on Sunday in a heart attack at the age of 82. Rafsanjani, described as the “pragmatic,” was one of the biggest players in the Iranian...