Al-Monitor | Arash Karami: The cause of Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjanis death a year ago is proving to be as difficult to explain as his storied political career. On Jan.7, Yasser Hashemi, one of Rafsanjanis sons, said President Hassan Rouhani hadrejected the findingsof the Supreme National Security Council regarding the cause ofRafsanjanis deathand ...

The son of former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani says his father is reluctant about announcing his intentions to run for president in the upcoming election. Yasser Hashemi Rafsanjani said in Mashhad on Monday that the former president might toss his hat in the ring if his concerns are addressed, the Fars News Agency reported. On Sunday,...