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Former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani Dies at 82

Rafsanjani was a moderate (in Iranian terms) and an ally of current president Rouhani.

jarnon wrote:Rafsanjani was a moderate (in Iranian terms) and an ally of current president Rouhani.

Accurate phrasing. In order to survive he had to utter his share of "death to Americas", but in the bigger scheme of things, he was trying to keep the state from running off the rails.