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13 Jan 2017, 8:30 am by Suzanne Maloney
With the death of Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Iran’s former president and its preeminent fixer, the Islamic Republic has begun the most consequential leadership transition in its four-decade history. [read post]
15 Jun 2009, 10:03 pm
Indeed, there is also evidence that Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the incumbent president deeply disliked in the West for his promotion of Iran's nuclear program and his anti-Israeli rhetoric, simply won a commanding victory.Also see Ahmadinejad Won, Get Over it from Politico:Without any evidence, many U.S. politicians and "Iran experts" have dismissed Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's reelection Friday, with 62.6 percent of the vote, as… [read post]
10 Jan 2017, 8:00 am by J. Dana Stuster
”   Former Iranian President Ali Akbar Hashemi-Rafsanjani Dead at 82 Ali Akbar Hashemi-Rafsanjani, who died on Sunday of a heart attack at the age of 82, leaves behind a complicated legacy. [read post]
13 Apr 2017, 8:03 am by Suzanne Maloney
Although the supreme leader’s health appears to be relatively robust, his age (77) and the January 2017 death of another scion of the revolution—former president Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani—has brought the whispered guessing game about leadership transition out into a much more open debate. [read post]