At the time Ruhollah Khomeini seized power, millions of Iranians had suffered years of hardship under the rule of the country’s former leader ...
Fatima Rafsanjani, daughter of former Iranian President and chairman of the Expediency Discernment Council, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, said that the ...
Rajai accused Ahmadinejad quoting Rafsanjani of obstructing the agreement with Saudi
The regime lost its hawk years ago and then it weakened him until he became powerless
Up to two million mourners filled the streets of Tehran for the funeral
Rafsanjani's involvement in these practices began with the execution of tens of thousands of political prisoners in 1988
Death of former president is likely to leave a power vacuum less than four months prior to presidential elections, writes Heshmat Alavi
The former President represented the so-called pragmatist faction of the regime and in recent years opposed the Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei
Hashemi Rafsanjani came from within the religious and political establishment of the Islamic Republic, writes Dr. Majid Rafizadeh
Since 1979, Iran’s ruling mullahs have faced the challenge of forging a synthesis between perception and reality
The elections in Iran have raised hopes of systemic reforms in a peaceful manner
Iran’s surprising election results are just the latest event to be digested by these extreme
Iran's former president is leading polls to become one of the influential Assembly of Experts delegates
A new electoral trend appears to be emerging in Iran, telling people “not-to-vote” for certain lists
Elections to the Assembly of Experts will select Iran’s next clerical Supreme Leader
Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani's comments comes at a sensitive moment, as Iran implements an agreement reached with world powers
Alongside the controversial kiss, Saudi’s Ambassador said that Rafsanjani ‘has a special place with government officials and with the Saudi people’
Tehran’s statements fall within the context of two public relations campaigns directed to two different audiences
Former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has accused Iran’s leadership of incompetence and ignorance just days after he was barred from ...
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Wednesday he would take up the ban of his close aide from the June 14 presidential election with Supreme ...
Hardline Iranian lawmakers have petitioned authorities to bar two contenders - a moderate former president and a protege of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad - from ...
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