Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani

Tehran pays last respects to ex-president Rafsanjani

Tehran pays last respects to ex-president Rafsanjani

Hundreds of thousands of Iranians have turned out in Tehran for the funeral of the former President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, who died of a heart attack on Sunday at the age of 82. Supreme Leader Ayatollah …

Rafsanjani's death is heavy loss for Iran

Rafsanjani's death is heavy loss for Iran

Iran has declared three days of national mourning due to the death of the former president of Iran Ayatollah Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, making Tuesday a public holiday for his burial. Rafsanjani has …

Former Iranian president Hashemi Rafsanjani passes away

Former Iranian president Hashemi Rafsanjani passes away

Former president of Iran Ayatollah Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has died at the age of 82. Rafsanjani, president from 1989 to 1997, suffered a heart attack. He was admitted to the Shohadaa Hospital in Tehran …

Counting of votes at elections in Iran completed

Counting of votes at elections in Iran completed

The counting of votes at the elections to the Majlis and the Assembly of Experts finished in Iran. According to Interior Ministry of Iran, reformers received at least 85 seats in the Majlis, moderates received 73 seats, conservatives …

 Iran votes in favor of reformers

Iran votes in favor of reformers

According to the preliminary results of the elections to the Majlis and the Assembly of Experts, the Conservatives received 106 seats in the 290-seat parliament. But it is noted, that they can lose the majority due to the large success …

Rouhani leads in elections to Assembly of Experts in Iran

Rouhani leads in elections to Assembly of Experts in Iran

The elections to the parliament (Majlis) and the Council of Experts finished in Iran today. According to the preliminary results, the current president of Iran Hassan Rouhani and the former president Ali Akbar Hashemi …

Hashemi Rafsanjani: Iran needs peaceful nuclear energy

Hashemi Rafsanjani: Iran needs peaceful nuclear energy

Iran was ready to work on a nuclear weapon during the war against Iraq in the 1980s, but it was not necessary, Iranian ex-President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani said. "When we first began our nuclear program, we ...