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The late statesman Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani was both a founder and a victim of the kleptocratic system at the heart of the Islamic Republic. A shrewd strategist who was ...
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The Rafsanjani Children, Part 1: Mohsen Hashemi
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Iran officials admit to crises
High-ranking current and former Iranian officials are admitting that the regime is facing a whole range of crises that could easily unseat the mullahs, in the same way that ...
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Iran’s thirteenth presidential elections will be held on June 18, and today marks the fifth and last day of registration for the presidential candidates.
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