Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is right to be concerned about the loss of one of the leading members of Iran's religious establishment in an election year. "With the loss of Hashemi," he said on Sunday referring to the late Ayatollah ...and more »
TEHRAN — With the death of Ayatollah Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani on Sunday, Iran's political factions knew immediately that any space by reformers to maneuver had just significantly decreased. Change had come, and it did not favor those seeking to ...and more »
Iranians gather around a hearse carrying the coffin of former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani during his funeral ceremony in the capital Tehran, on January 10, 2017. (AFP). Staff writer, Al Arabiya English Wednesday, 11 January 2017. Text size A A A ...and more »
On January 8, former Iranian President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani died of a heart attack at 82. His death marked the passing of one of the 1979 Iranian Revolution's last founding patriarchs, those among Ayatollah Khomeini's closest advisers and ...and more »
He held court in Tehran's Marmar palace, a 1930s white-marbled stronghold with a majestic dome and mirrored halls. In what was once the seat of the Pahlavi shahs, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani exuded confidence as he reclined in his chair in the manner of a ...and more »
The funeral for one of the founding fathers of Iran's regime Tuesday provided a forum for a rare demonstration by the country's long-silenced opposition. Mourners packed the streets of downtown Tehran for the funeral procession of former President ...and more »
There are only militarists, theocrats, nationalists, extremists, the extreme right, the populist right, the fundamentalists, the Inquisition leaders, and floggers and executioners. By Seth J. Frantzman. January 11, 2017 14:52. Share on facebook. Share ...and more »
In the biggest state funeral held in the Islamic Republic in the past quarter of a century, Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, one of the last remaining founding fathers of the republic, was laid to rest on Tuesday. Rafsanjani, a former President who ...and more »
The heads of Iran's three branches of government and supreme leader pray beside the casket of former President Akbar Hashemi-Rafsanjani on January 10, 2017. The public funeral of former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, on January 10, 2017, led to ...and more »
One of the founders of Iran's Islamic Revolution died at age 82 on Sunday. Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani helped lead the 1979 uprising and went on to serve both as the powerful speaker of parliament and as the president of Iran in the 1980s. Judy ...and more »