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Daughter Of Ex Iran President Released After 2 Years In Jail: Report
The daughter of former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani was released on Wednesday after two years behind bars in Tehran's Evin prison, media outlets in the Islamic republic reported.
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US Got Intel About Iranian Plot To Kill Trump Weeks Before Rally Shooting
The United States had received intelligence from a human source about an Iranian plot to kill Donald Trump weeks before the assassination attempt against the former US president on Saturday, according to national security officials.
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Daughter Of Ex Iran President Sentenced To 5 Years In Prison
The activist daughter of former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has been sentenced to five years in prison, her lawyer said on Tuesday.
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"Beautiful Message": Iran Ex-President Backs Anti-Government Protest
Many Iranian workers went on strike and students boycotted classes Wednesday, rights groups said, as a former president offered public support for the protests sparked by Mahsa Amini's death.
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Foreign Dignitaries, World Leaders Pay Tributes To Sushma Swaraj
World leaders, including Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif and UNGA President Mara Fernanda Espinosa Garces, today condoled the death of India's former foreign minister Sushma Swaraj.
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Former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani Dead At 82
Former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, a wily political survivor and multimillionaire mogul who remained among the ruling elite despite moderate views, died on Sunday, state TV reported. He was 82.
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Former Iranian President Criticises Hardliners For Eliminating Rivals
Former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani on Monday criticised the disqualification of reformist candidates by hardliners from national elections later this month, deepening a dispute between the two factions.
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White House Believes Missing American Levinson Is No Longer In Iran
President Barack Obama and his administration have repeatedly pressed Iranians to provide information on former FBI agent Robert Levinson, an American who went missing in Iran eight years ago, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said on Tuesday.
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Iran's Possible Next Supreme Leader Being Examined: Rafsanjani
An Iranian committee is examining potential candidates to be the next Supreme Leader, former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani said today, breaking a taboo of talking publicly about succession in the Islamic Republic.
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Iran Considered Nuclear Weapons During 1980s Iraq War, Ex-President Says
Iran considered pursuing a nuclear deterrent when it began its nuclear programme in the 1980s, during an eight-year war with Iraq, a former president has been quoted as saying.
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Son of Former Iran President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani Submits to Jail Term
The son of former Iranian president Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani presented himself at Tehran's Evin prison on Sunday to begin serving a ten year sentence on charges linked to embezzlement, bribery and what state television called "anti-security issues".
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Former Iranian President Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani's Son Jailed for Corruption
Mehdi Hashemi Rafsanjani, the son of Iran's former president Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, has been handed down three jail sentences amounting to 15 years on corruption and security charges, Iran's chief prosecutor told state media on Sunday.
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After four years, Iran lifts ban on Facebook and Twitter
Facebook and Twitter became widely accessible to Iranian users on Monday for the first time since 2009, when the services were blocked in the midst of widespread protests against former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, according to reports emerging from the country.
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Former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani joins Iranian election race
Former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani threw himself into Iran's election race on Saturday as a flurry of heavyweight candidates rushed to beat the registration deadline in the most unpredictable contest for decades.
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Daughter Of Ex Iran President Released After 2 Years In Jail: Report
The daughter of former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani was released on Wednesday after two years behind bars in Tehran's Evin prison, media outlets in the Islamic republic reported.
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US Got Intel About Iranian Plot To Kill Trump Weeks Before Rally Shooting
The United States had received intelligence from a human source about an Iranian plot to kill Donald Trump weeks before the assassination attempt against the former US president on Saturday, according to national security officials.
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Daughter Of Ex Iran President Sentenced To 5 Years In Prison
The activist daughter of former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has been sentenced to five years in prison, her lawyer said on Tuesday.
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"Beautiful Message": Iran Ex-President Backs Anti-Government Protest
Many Iranian workers went on strike and students boycotted classes Wednesday, rights groups said, as a former president offered public support for the protests sparked by Mahsa Amini's death.
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Foreign Dignitaries, World Leaders Pay Tributes To Sushma Swaraj
World leaders, including Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif and UNGA President Mara Fernanda Espinosa Garces, today condoled the death of India's former foreign minister Sushma Swaraj.
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Former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani Dead At 82
Former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, a wily political survivor and multimillionaire mogul who remained among the ruling elite despite moderate views, died on Sunday, state TV reported. He was 82.
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Former Iranian President Criticises Hardliners For Eliminating Rivals
Former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani on Monday criticised the disqualification of reformist candidates by hardliners from national elections later this month, deepening a dispute between the two factions.
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White House Believes Missing American Levinson Is No Longer In Iran
President Barack Obama and his administration have repeatedly pressed Iranians to provide information on former FBI agent Robert Levinson, an American who went missing in Iran eight years ago, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said on Tuesday.
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Iran's Possible Next Supreme Leader Being Examined: Rafsanjani
An Iranian committee is examining potential candidates to be the next Supreme Leader, former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani said today, breaking a taboo of talking publicly about succession in the Islamic Republic.
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Iran Considered Nuclear Weapons During 1980s Iraq War, Ex-President Says
Iran considered pursuing a nuclear deterrent when it began its nuclear programme in the 1980s, during an eight-year war with Iraq, a former president has been quoted as saying.
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Son of Former Iran President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani Submits to Jail Term
The son of former Iranian president Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani presented himself at Tehran's Evin prison on Sunday to begin serving a ten year sentence on charges linked to embezzlement, bribery and what state television called "anti-security issues".
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Former Iranian President Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani's Son Jailed for Corruption
Mehdi Hashemi Rafsanjani, the son of Iran's former president Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, has been handed down three jail sentences amounting to 15 years on corruption and security charges, Iran's chief prosecutor told state media on Sunday.
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After four years, Iran lifts ban on Facebook and Twitter
Facebook and Twitter became widely accessible to Iranian users on Monday for the first time since 2009, when the services were blocked in the midst of widespread protests against former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, according to reports emerging from the country.
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Former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani joins Iranian election race
Former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani threw himself into Iran's election race on Saturday as a flurry of heavyweight candidates rushed to beat the registration deadline in the most unpredictable contest for decades.
