Rafsanjani News Archives

 

Feb 13, 2011

Iran opposition renews calls for rally; government forbids any marches

"Ayatollah Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, an influential cleric who is critical of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, also seemed to support the protesters. "I advise the discontented sections of society to come onto the scene. This revolution belongs to them as well. Everyone should come," he said."

Feb 13, 2011

'Iranians faithful to Islamic Revolution'

Feb 10, 2011

Egypt revolt needs a Khomeini: Iran ex-president

Feb 8, 2011

Iranian opposition to hold meeting in Tehran February 10

Feb 7, 2011

Iran’s Opposition Seeks Rally to Back Egypt and Tunisia

Feb 7, 2011

Iran's Rafsajani Reinterprets Egypt

"But as Iran's leaders claim to have successfully exported their political model, (claims that didn't seem to go down too well in Egypt), Iran's former President Ayatollah Rafsanjani believes the opposite: that Iran may, in fact, end up importing Egypt's revolution... it's interesting to see him speaking out strongly once again."

Feb 7, 2011

Iranian opposition recruiting disgruntled Revolutionary Guard to cripple Ahmadinejad

"Leading opposition leaders in the West now believe that disaffected members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps are ready to turn on the hardliners of the regime."

Feb 6, 2011

Ahmadinejad slammed by Iran's Expediency Council

"Iran's Expediency Council is accusing Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of "undermining the system and instigating Iran's enemies both within and outside the country."

Feb 5, 2011

Factional feuds overshadow chairman selection for mullahs’ “Assembly of Experts”

Feb 2, 2011

Will Rafsanjani's gamble pay off?

Feb 1, 2011

Iran: Ahmadinejad Alienates Key Protector

Jan 29, 2011

Hashemi Rafsanjani: I Pursue My Own Positions

Jan 27, 2011

Op-ed: Combination of threats may end up leading to mass murder of Israeli Jews

Jan 24, 2011

Ahmadinejad attacks rivals in Iran parliament

Jan 23, 2011

Why Could Tunisia Do What Iran Cannot?

"Thanks to the recent revelations from Wikileaks, we now know that the reason [a major demonstration was canceled] was interference from Rafsanjani, who suggests that Khamenei is suffering from leukemia, will not last long, and that in order to engineer his own succession needed a period of calm."

Jan 14, 2011

The Mullahs and the "sleeping snakes"

Jan 13, 2011

Rafsanjani’s lament

Jan 11, 2011

Iranian Clerics Up the Pressure on Supreme Leader Khamenei

Jan 9, 2011

The knives are out for Ahmadinejad

"The biggest threat to Ahmadinejad is Rafsanjani who hold the influential post of the head of the head of the council of experts which will determine who will fill in the post of Supreme Leader when Kahmenei eventually dies. Ahmadinejad picked the wrong person to pick a fight with and the in-fighting and contest to consolidate to power in Iran has already begun."

Jan 4, 2011

Widening cracks in Ahmadinejad's grip on power

"Long-time rival, the former president Hashem Rafsanjani, Chairman of the Expediency Discernment Council of Iran, the supreme body overseeing the various arms of the regime, is showing signs of recovering from the years of persecution and restrictions placed on the activities of his faction."

Jan 3, 2011

More Praise of the Leader?

Dec 17, 2010

Rafsanjani Asks Muslims to Defuse Arrogant Powers' Divisive Plots

"Muslim nations of the world, including Shiites and Sunnis, should dash the arrogant powers' hope for coming out of the quagmire of their wrong policies through sowing discord among the Islamic states."

Dec 15, 2010

Truths in Tehran

"Khamenei may be ill—and Rafsanjani wants his job."

Dec 7, 2010

Rafsanjani urges Iran youth to be alert

Dec 1, 2010

'Enemy angered by Iran N progress'

Nov 30, 2010

Rafsanjani Condemns Assassination of Iranian Scientists

Nov 29, 2010

WikiLeaks: Ayatollah Khameni has terminal cancer

"As a result, Rafsanjani decided to stop challenging Khamenei, and instead is preparing the ground to have himself appointed Khamenei's successor," the report said."

Nov 29, 2010

Wikileaks: Iranian supreme leader 'has cancer'

"The document says that Rafsanjani, a critic of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, decided on learning of Khamenei's illness to start preparing himself to be a successor."

Nov 29, 2010

WikiLeaks dispatch: Iran's Khamenei has terminal cancer

Nov 29, 2010

Impeaching Ahmadinejad

Nov 27, 2010

Basijis should be standard-bearers of moderation: Rafsanjani

Nov 23, 2010

***Iran issues arrest warrant for ex-president's son

"There have been several attempts to sideline the former president, who is a powerful combination of elder statesman, super-wealthy tycoon and head of the only group empowered to remove Iran's supreme leader. Besides accusing him of unspecified corruption, authorities have also gone after his children."

Nov 22, 2010

***Assembly Pushes to Oust Iran President

Nov 22, 2010

First Posted Aug 11, 2010

***Are they talking about impeachment of Ahmadinejad?

Nov 11, 2010

Iran's Expediency Council Accused Of Acting Unconstitutionally

"The members of the Expediency Council, specifically Hashemi Rafsanjani, have visibly been in disagreement with Ahmadinejad's government," Mohammadi says."

Nov 1, 2010

Khamenei Coerces Qom into Submission

Oct 27, 2010

MP wants EC chief explain about his support for opposition leaders

Oct 23, 2010

Will Barack Obama admit extent of Iran's role in Iraq, laid bare by WikiLeaks?

Oct 23, 2010

Dissemination of information can not be restricted: Rafsanjani

Oct 21, 2010

Iran's Supreme Leader Seeks To Repair Reputation

Oct 21, 2010

Rafsanjani urges Palestinian resistance

Oct 14, 2010

Rafsanjani calls for freedom of expression

Oct 13, 2010

A Coronation in Qom

Oct 13, 2010

Potent victory for Iran's president

Oct 11, 2010

Iran's hardliners target moderate stronghold

Oct 11, 2010

Iran's hardliners target top private university

"Khamenei's decision is a public humiliation of Rafsanjani and a huge boost to his archenemy Ahmadinejad and his extremist supporters...It was not immediately clear how Rafsanjani and his moderate supporters will react to the ruling but the savvy politician said last month that annulling the endowment would be tantamount to fighting God."

Oct 11, 2010

'Azad University endowment incorrect'

Oct 6, 2010

Khamenei’s Balance of Power

"Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s 2005 electoral victory over Akbar Hashemi-Rafsanjani brought to the fore an important cleavage within the conservative camp in Iran, a cleavage that has widened ever since."

Oct 3, 2010

Rafsanjani cut off from important gathering of regime officials

Sep 23, 2010

Rafsanjani’s Risky Move Reveals Increasing Support from Khamenei

"Rafsanjani’s meeting with families of political prisoners is significant because it is believed that he and Supreme Leader Khamenei are now moving closer to each other in an effort to curb the increasing powers of President Ahmadinejad and his political faction."

Sep 22, 2010

Iran: Rafsanjani meets with families of political prisoners

Sep 21, 2010

Rafsanjani meets families of Iranian prisoners: report

Sep 19, 2010

Rafsanjani warns of Qur'an desecration

Sep 19, 2010

Opposition leader wants Experts to re-evaluate Iran's supreme leader

Sep 17, 2010

Rafsanjani Defends Legality of Iran's N. Activities

Sep 16, 2010

Rafsanjani: Iran's N-program legal

Sep 14, 2010

Cleric calls on Iran to take U.S.-led sanctions seriously

Sep 13, 2010

Iran's Rafsanjani chides Ahmadinejad over sanctions

Sep 13, 2010

Rafsanjani Underlines Iran's Capability to Confront Sanctions

"If all the scientific, human and natural resources, possibilities and capacities of the country [of Iran] are correctly used in the confrontation with the sanctions, we will no doubt gain victory over the arrogant powers," Hashemi Rafsanjani said on Tuesday."

Sep 13, 2010

*** Rafsanjani urges Muslims' vigilance***

"I urge all Muslim nations to foil the plots of [the West] through vigilance and have trust in the divine pledge that promises protection of the holy Quran,"

Sep 8

Green Light

Sep 8, 2010

Iran Exclusive: Rafsanjani Declares “I Won’t Bear This Situation”

"Rafsanjani has also devoted his recent statements, for example as head of the Expediency Council, to strident denunciation of the US and the “West”.

Sep 1, 2010

'Israel, creation of colonial powers'

"The appeal of "the Promised Land" to fanatic Jews on the one hand and the Middle East's strategic importance on the other made Palestine the best choice for establishing a sham Jewish state, he went on to say."

Aug 31, 2010

Rafsanjani Urges Massive Public Turnout in Quds Day Rallies

"He stressed that massive public turnout would undermine the Zionist regime and its supporters and would take comfort and tranquility away from them."

Aug 31, 2010

U.S. promoting extremism to undermine Iran: Rafsanjani

Aug 30, 2010

'US bred extremism to counter Islam'

Aug 29, 2010

Ahmadinejad: I Revealed the Names of Corrupt Politicians in the Debates

Aug 28, 2010

Ahmadinejad rhetoric endangers Iran, says opposition leader

Aug 24, 2010

Unity is essential in face of threats: Rafsanjani

Aug 20, 2010

Is Iran’s Day Of Reckoning Within Sight?

Aug 19, 2010

Iran's first nuclear plant: A history of delays

Aug 18, 2010

Trust between people, and government is essential: Rafsanjani

Aug 18, 2010

Rafsanjani urges national unity

Aug 12, 2010

Assembly of Experts to meet on mid-September

Aug 8, 2010

Iran's Rafsanjani: News Censorship Destroys People's Trust

Aug 3, 2010

Unity will thwart enemy’s meddling: Rafsanjani

July 30, 2010

West seeks to shut door to diplomacy: Rafsanjani

July 29, 2010

Battle of Wills Over Top Iranian University

July 17, 2010

Rafsanjani Calls on Int'l Bodies to Find Solution to Terrorism

July 8, 2010

Has the Sheikh President Changed his Position?

July 5, 2010

Master of expediency bows out

July 3, 2010

US will fail in 'bullying' Iran: ex-president

June 30, 2010

A power struggle in Iran

June 30, 2010

Rafsanjani: Powers Fearful of Iran's Clout

June 29, 2010

Rafsanjani Criticizes Iranian Political Situation

June 23, 2010

IRAN: University at heart of power struggle between Ahmadinejad and Rafsanjani

June 22, 2010

MPs block Ahmadi-Nejad university plan

"The institution is considered a stronghold of support for Akbar Hashemi-Rafsanjani, the former president and a rival of Mr Ahmadi-Nejad... Parliament has been ready to impeach Mr Ahmadi-Nejad but will do so only if the supreme leader gives a go-ahead.”

June 21, 2010

Moderate Iranian cleric criticizes Supreme Leader for lack of support

"Rafsanjani said that he is is at an age that he would rather retire from politics and enjoy the rest of his life, even travel the world, but he is concerned that due to the current situation of the country that might have bad political consequences for the country."

June 13, 2010

Rafsanjani condemns UNSC sanctions

June 12, 2010

Iran's Rafsanjani urges unity against sanctions

June 11, 2010

Rafsanjani's voice lost as regime splits

June 8, 2010

All Eyes on Rafsanjani

June 4, 2010

Guards Organize Memorial Service for Khomeini: Rafsanjani Absent

"Khazali said there were four conspirators: Mousavi, Khatami and Karoubi, who followed their leader Rafsanjani, whom he called the "root" of the problem."

June 1, 2010

A Year Has Passed Since Iran's Controversial Election

"Not only are the eyes of Iran's clerical establishment in Qom and Iranians once again turning towards Mr. Rafsanjani, but even the world is waiting to see if he can solve the problem peacefully."

May 30, 2010

Rafsanjani boosts pressure on Iran regime before anniversary

May 23, 2010

Rafsanjani slams west psywar on Iran

May 17, 2010

Iran's Senior Cleric Hashemi Rafsanjani Condemns Islamic Republic's Media Policies

May 11, 2010

Hashemi Rafsanjani says Imprisonments in Iran Increases Public Awareness

May 1, 2010

Has Ahmadinejad Finally Crushed Dissent?

Apr 29, 2010

Rafsanjani urges national vigilance to weather the storm

Apr 19, 2010

National cohesion must be this year’s priority: Rafsanjani

Apr 5, 2010

Conservatives turn up the heat on Rafsanjani

Mar 30, 2010

As Regime Turns Up The Heat, Iran's Rafsanjani Abides

Mar 16, 2010

Rafsanjani Makes His Move

Mar 16, 2010

Iran bans photos of Ahmadinejad's rival Rafsanjani

Mar 14, 2010

Rafsanjani calls for 'rational' expression of opinion

Mar 13, 2010

Moderate cleric urges Iranian students to continue expressing their demands

Mar 10, 2010

IRAN: Move afoot to restore Rafsanjani to powerful Friday prayers post

Mar 3, 2010

IRAN: Rafsanjani still in the fight, the powerful cleric and his daughter say

Mar 2, 2010

Iran opens conference on Islamic unity

"Chairman of Iran's Expediency Council Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani delivered an opening speech on Tuesday, in which he called on Muslims to foster unity in face of the enemies' plots."

Mar 2, 2010Iran’s Rafsanjani calls on Muslims to avoid conflict (and unite)

"The 23rd International Conference on Islamic Unity, attended by some 200 Muslim scholars and intellects from over 50 countries kicked off in Tehran on Tuesday."

Mar 2, 2010

Muslim unity confab kicks off in Tehran

"In an opening speech, Chairman of Iran's Expediency Council Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani urged world Muslims to foster their unities in across the globe."

Feb 25, 2010

IRAN: Rafsanjani condemns 'spiraling wave of sedition' against supreme leader

Feb 24, 2010

IRAN: What does Ayatollah Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani really want?

Feb 24, 2010

Rafsanjani defends Hezbollah's rhetoric

Feb 19, 2010

Iran's Rafsanjani says IAEA report biased

Feb 11, 2010

Ebadi: The voice of the Iranian people must be heard

Feb 11, 2010

In Iran, sides prepare for a showdown

"Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, another former president and dissenting pillar of the revolutionary establishment, on Monday held an emergency meeting with Ayatollah Khamenei, in which he called for “the end of shameful actions” against protesters."

Feb 10, 2010

Rafsanjani Urges Unity among Regional Countries

Feb 10, 2010

Iran Analysis: On the Eve of 22 Bahman

Feb 10, 2010

Khomeini's Disciples in Iran: An Irreconcilable Rift?

Feb 10, 2010

Bahman 22 should be marked with loyalty to revolution: Rafsanjani

Feb 9, 2010

Iran Snap Analysis: The Rafsanjani “Ultimatum” to the Supreme Leader

Feb 2, 2010

Former Iranian President Says Nuclear Program Is ‘Irreversible’

Feb 1, 2010

Iran’s Green Revolution leaders seek compromise with Supreme Leader

"Repeatedly pointed to the threat from the US... Rafsanjani recently declared, “now, more than any other time unity among political forces of the country and people seems crucial.”

Feb 1, 2010

Anniversary of Islamic Revolution May Bring New Clashes in Iran

Jan 31, 2010

Rafsanjani: February 11 rallies will foil outside ploys

Jan 30, 2010

Rafsanjani Terms Iran's N. Drive "Irreversible"

Jan 30, 2010

Rafsanjani calls for displaying grandeur of revolution on Bahman 22

Jan 29, 2010

Attack on the 'Shark' shakes Iran

Jan 29, 2010

Iran’s Opposition Extends Olive Branch, Unrequited

Jan 27, 2010

Iran: Ayatollah Rafsanjani warns of hardliner "conspiracy"

Jan 26, 2010

Iranian hardliner claims Rafsanjani insulted the Supreme Leader

Jan 24, 2010

IRAN: Rafsanjani reminds Khamenei of his duty to save the Islamic Republic

Jan 24, 2010

Iran's Rafsanjani Defends His "Silence"

Jan 20, 2010

Extremism is the country’s most serious problem: Rafsanjani

Jan 14, 2010

IRAN: Government on brink of collapse, says man claiming to be former intelligence officer

Jan 14, 2010

The Iranian triangle

"The chief protagonist here is Hashemi Rafsanjani and his success or failure will to a considerable extent shape the future of domestic power in Iran...Iran is clearly on the threshold of a new political alignment."

Jan 14, 2010

Funeral of Iran scientist Masoud Ali-Mohammadi hijacked by regime loyalists

Jan 14, 2010

Senators say Iran government may be on the ropes

Jan 12, 2010

IRAN: Khatami, Karroubi and even Rafsanjani speak out

Jan 10, 2010

Senators Say Iran Government May Be on the Ropes

"Iran may try to divert attention from the protests by raising the level of confrontation with Israel."

Jan 10, 2010

IRAN: Rafsanjani so silent because he gets no respect, brother says

"Rafsanjani has striven for months to show that only he has the stature to guide the nation out of its political crisis."

Jan 10, 2010

‘Effort to drive Rafsanjani off the political stage is an old scenario’

Jan 9, 2010

U.S. shifts Iran focus to support opposition

Jan 7, 2010

Iran's Green Movement

"Both sides have to be prepared for a serious negotiation. That could be the next stage. [Former President] Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani might step in to start a negotiation for national reconciliation."

Jan 7, 2010

Revolt brews in Iran

Jan 6, 2010

West Cannot Impose Sanctions on Iran

Jan 5, 2010

Iranian professors denounce violence

Jan 4, 2010

Iran's Regime and Opposition Brace for the Next Round

Jan 3, 2010

Iranian Pro-Regime Demonstrators Call 'Death to Rafsanjani'

Jan 2, 2010

What is next for Iran?

" If he [Khamenei] makes another wrong move and inflames the situation further (as he seems to be doing with all the unwarranted arrests and death threats), the Assembly of Experts will have no choice but to replace him, most likely leaving the reign of power in the hands of Rafsanjani..."

Jan 2, 2010

Rafsanjani hails Iranians 'presence' on streets

Jan 2, 2010

Deputy FM Ayalon: Iran regime may be replaced this year

Jan 2, 2010

Late cleric's son warns of more Iran turmoil - report

Jan 2, 2010

Iran: Mousavi "ready to die" but green wave calls for Khamenei's end

Dec 31, 2009

In the face of protests, Iran's leaders are at an impasse

Dec 31, 2009

Perils Ahead For Iran's Leaderless Revolution

"Rafsanjani... usually outspoken, he has been exceptionally cautious in recent weeks, and his relatives have been terrorized by Tehran’s leaders. Now in his 70’s, it is unclear that he could emerge as a strong leader in a new government."

Dec 31, 2009

POLITICS: Whither Iran?

Dec 31, 2009

Audio: A Look at What is Dividing Iran

Dec 30, 2009

Iran: who will blink first?

Dec 30, 2009

Beginning of the end?

Dec 29, 2009

The crisis of the Islamic Republic and the tasks of the Iranian working class

Dec 29, 2009

Iranian Demonstrators Put the Regime on the Defensive

Dec 29, 2009

Is this Iran’s Berlin Wall moment?

Dec 29, 2009

Iran is moving close to tipping point of revolution

Dec 29, 2009

Iran reels toward popular counter-revolution

Dec 29, 2009

Ali Ansari: This is a crucial moment... the government is out of control

Dec 28, 2009

Iran Protesters Take Broader Aim at Regime

Dec 23, 2009

What Montazeri meant to Iranians

"The authorities have also threatened to put on trial and send to prison political players who were hitherto treated with utmost respect – Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Mohammad Khatami, Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi – accusing them of treason."

Dec 17, 2009

IRAN: Domestic Conflict Shifts into Higher Gear

Dec 17, 2009

Iran: Ayatollah Rafsanjani Condemns Government's Scare Tactics

Dec 17, 2009

What I See on the Frontline in Iran

Dec 16, 2009

Tehran governor lashes out at Rafsanjani

Dec 12, 2009

Iran seeks serious, transparent nuclear talks

Dec 11, 2009

Ayatollah Rafsanjani slammed by Iran's Minister of Intelligence

Dec 10, 2009

Iran's Democratic Moment

Dec 10, 2009

Iran's intelligence minister hits at Rafsanjani

Dec 7, 2009

Rafsanjani: Basij and Revolutionary Guards should not have stood against people

Dec 7, 2009

Rafsanjani urges 'freedom' in Iran

Dec 4, 2009

Hashemi Rafsanjani: Iran's political disputes are grave!

Dec 3, 2009

Rafsanjani calls for Iranian unity in nuclear standoff

"Rafsanjani called on Iran's warring political factions to stand together against foreign pressure on Tehran over its nuclear programme."

Nov 30, 2009

Rafsanjani Calls the Resolution 'Cruel'

Nov 30, 2009

Rafsanjani: P5+1 move targeted Iran nuclear feat

Nov 29, 2009

Rafsanjani denounces IAEA's anti-Iran resolution

Nov 25, 2009

Where's Rafsanjani? Iran's leaders seek to sideline critic within ruling system

Nov 23, 2009

Iran ex-president calls for more tolerance of critics

Nov 22, 2009

Iran: Rafsanjani expresses doubts about the regime's future

Nov 19, 2009

IAEA obligated to provide nuclear fuel to Iran, Rafsanjani to Swedish envoy

Nov 19, 2009

Rafsanjani Criticizes Western Double Standards

Nov 19, 2009

Rafsanjani reacts to Alavi seizure

Nov 18, 2009

Rafsanjani Sets Conditions for Friday Sermons

Nov 9, 2009

Gary Sick on Iran's Negotiating

Nov 2, 2009

Rafsanjani stresses further Islamic countries' unification

Nov 1, 2009

Update on Reports of Khamenei’s Demise

Oct 21, 2009

Update: Iran's Khamenei's Office Releases Photo

Oct 20, 2009

Rafsanjani blames presence of foreign forces for spread of terrorism

 

**** BREAKING PROPHETIC NEWS...IF TRUE *****

Oct 18, 2009

Latest on Khamenei Watch

Oct 16, 2009

Ayatollah Khamene'i: Is He Dead or Alive?

"Were Khamene’i to depart the Iranian political scene, Rafsanjani might be seen as a likely successor."

Oct 15, 2009

Rumors say Ayatollah Khamenei in coma

"Speculation is… that he may not come out of his coma and/or that he may die very soon," Ledeen further adds, which would immediately spark "a bloody clash" between the powers behind former Iranian president Hashemi Rafsanjani, "who will immediately claim temporary religious authority and overall control."

Oct 15, 2009

Iran awash with rumors of Supreme Leader Khamenei's death

Oct 15, 2009

Is Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Dead or in a Coma?

Oct 15, 2009

Iran Leader Dead, Opposition Says

Oct 15, 2009

Internet rumour: Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, 'is dead'

Oct 14, 2009

George Stephanopoulos: Khamenei in Coma?

"Rafsanjani's moment?"

Oct 13, 2009

Iran asserts importance of unity for Palestine

Oct 13, 2009

Zionist regime and its allies seek division among Muslims: Rafsanjani

Oct 5, 2009

Rafsanjani: Accusations will undermine national unity

Sep 22, 2009

Rafsanjani seeks to heal Iran’s deep rifts

"Mr. Rafsanjani gave warning that Iran faced international threats over its nuclear program and that national unity was necessary to have an “effective diplomacy”.

Sep 18, 2009

Demonstrators clash during anti-Israel rally

Sep 17, 2009

Powerful Iranian cleric barred from delivering Quds Day prayers

Sep 16, 2009

Rafsanjani: Iran Opposition Leader Sidelined From Rally

Sep 15, 2009

Iran in Turmoil: Rafsanjani to Resign if Karoubi Arrested

Sep 15, 2009

Rafsanjani urges epic turn-out on Quds Day

Sep 9, 2009

Libyan ambassador meets Rafsanjani

Rafsanjani "called for unity among Muslim countries in the face of common enemies."

Aug 29, 2009

Has the Supreme Leader Ever Been Challenged?

Aug 29, 2009

Neither Islamic nor a republic

Aug 27, 2009

Iran's Rafsanjani accuses head of president's office of conspiracy

Aug 27, 2009

Legal complaint filed against Iran president

Aug 26, 2009

Iran’s Factional Disputes Grow Increasingly Bitter

Aug 23, 2009

Iran's Rafsanjani rallies support for Ayatollah

Editor's Note: Rafsanjani may want to keep the supreme leadership's position respectable in the eyes of the masses for his future reign, and/or is trying to keep from getting arrested (click here). He has experienced time in jail in the past.

Aug 22, 2009

Iran's Rafsanjani urges factions to end turmoil

Aug 21, 2009

IRAN’S SUPREME LEADER URGES MUSLIMS TO MOBILIZE AGAINST U.S. AND ISRAEL TO PREPARE FOR MESSIAH’S ARRIVAL

Aug 17, 2009

Iranian Ayatollah Creates 'Private' Militia

"Khamenei "is feeling vulnerable," the analysts explained. Khamenei realizes that his position has been weakened..."

Aug 17, 2009

Iran’s Green Movement

"I think that the Iran movement will play its role, and the legitimacy of Mr. Khamenei has been completely ruined, and this regime is not a regime that can continue this way. It’s just a matter of time.”

Aug 17, 2009

Muslins must unite for Islam's savior: Iran

(Editor's Note: A push-back against Rafsanjani)

Aug 17, 2009

Iran's Ahmadinejad criticizes rival Rafsanjani

Aug 16, 2009

Clerics’ Call for Removal Challenges Iran Leader

Aug 15, 2009

Can Game Theory Predict When Iran Will Get the Bomb?

"Iran won’t make a nuclear bomb. By early 2010, according to the forecast, Iran will be at the brink of developing one, but then it will stop and go no further. Bueno de Mesquita... has published a large number of startlingly precise predictions that turned out to be accurate, many of them in peer-reviewed academic journals. For example, five years before Ayatollah Khomeini died in 1989, Bueno de Mesquita predicted in the journal PS that Khomeini would be succeeded by Ali Khamenei (which he was), who himself would be succeeded by a then-less-well-known cleric named Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani."

Aug 15, 2009

Iran's regime and opposition on course for deadly showdown

Aug 15, 2009

Iran Reformists Challenge Supreme Leader

Aug 14, 2009

Iran's troubles grow

Aug 14, 2009

Iranian ex-MPs challenge Khamenei

"A group of former Iranian MPs has appealed to a powerful clerical panel to investigate if Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is fit to rule... [the letter was] addressed to former Iranian President Ali Akbar Rafsanjani, who heads the Assembly of Experts, it demands "a legal probe on the basis of Article 111 of the constitution, which is a responsibility of the Assembly of Experts."

Aug 14, 2009

Iranian opposition plans new wave of resistance amid claims of torture

Aug 13, 2009

Reformers call for probe of Iran supreme leader

Aug 12, 2009

Revolution Leaders Struggle for Power in Tehran

"Could the situation present Rafsanjani with the opportunity to use his influence in the Assembly of Experts to force Khamenei, who is believed to have cancer, to resign, thus fulfilling his own life's dream of becoming Khomeini's "true" successor?"

Aug 10, 2009

First Expose of Iran's Seven Hellhole Prisons

Aug 10, 2009

Iranian Lawmakers Demand Say on Cabinet, Hinting at a Rift Among Hard-Liners

Aug 10, 2009

Rafsanjani withdraws from Tehran Friday prayers

Aug 10, 2009

The New Republic: Indicted In The Iranian Show Trial

Aug 10, 2009

Shaming The Ayatollahs

Aug 8, 2009

Hearings damage court and political systems

''It could be that they're trying to frame one specific person, potentially Rafsanjani, which could explain why he's been so quiet lately,'' said one analyst in Tehran, who spoke on condition of anonymity. ''He's probably lobbying and working to ensure that they don't succeed.''

Aug 8, 2009

Rafsanjani to lead next Friday prayer, renewed protests expected

Aug 6, 2009

Iran caught in a 10-year cycle

Aug 6, 2009

As Ahmadinejad Is Sworn In for 2nd Term, Deep Fissures Are Laid Bare

Aug 3, 2009

Iran's Show Trials: The Hard-Liners Build Their Case

Aug 2, 2009

Khatami denounces 'show trial' of Iran protesters

Aug 1, 2009

In protesters trial, Rafsanjani accused of 'treason'

July 30, 2009

Iran will rise above the ashes

July 29, 2009

Analysis: The power struggle in Iran

July 29, 2009

Fifteen years after AMIA: The Rafsanjani connection

July 29, 2009

Jailed Protesters' Brutal Deaths Spark Fury in Iran

July 26, 2009

Iran's Revolution Has a Vacancy at the Top

July 26, 2009

Latest Issues of Iran Liberation

July 26, 2009

Iran's Rafsanjani ignores hardliners' call on vote

July 26, 2009

Iran's Rafsanjani defies clergy criticisms, stands by demands

July 24, 2009

Iran cleric warns over moves to harm Khamenei

July 22, 2009

Iran opposition figure plans a new political group

July 22, 2009

POLITICS: Lines Are Drawn in Iran

July 21, 2009

Iran supreme leader warns opposition to back down

July 20, 2009

Rafsanjani raises the stakes

July 20, 2009

Video: Iran's Power Struggle

July 20, 2009

Iran supreme leader warns opposition to back down

July 19, 2009

Ex-President in Iran Seeks Referendum

July 18, 2009

Spin time: Rafsanjani’s speech

Ed Note: Insightful Iranian view of Rafsanjani speech

“Salaam O aleikom. Kheili Motshakker az shoma.”

Translation: "The only reason I am here is because Ayatollah Khamenei is now a lame duck Supreme Leader. I am effectively the new Supreme Leader."

July 18, 2009

Rafsanjani Makes His Move

July 18, 2009

NPR Video: Rafsanjani Challenges Khamenei

July 18, 2009

Video: Iran remains 'in crisis' after disputed election

July 18, 2009

Iranian Cleric Is Seeking the Mantle of Khomeini

July 18, 2009

Video: Radical Change Wanted in Iran

July 18, 2009

Rafsanjani defies Iranian leadership

July 18, 2009

Iran hardliners round on Rafsanjani in election row

July 17, 2009

Rafsanjani: Iran insider and Ahmadinejad nemesis

July 17, 2009

Rafsanjani: Iran is in crisis

"Rafsanjani’s remarks posed a clear challenge to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei"

July 17, 2009

Police disperse massed protesters after ex-president Rafsanjani's Tehran sermon

July 17, 2009

Rafsanjani fans flames of dissent

July 15, 2009

Jim Sciutto: Former President of Iran Demands Release of Political Prisoners

"Iranians had been on pins and needles to see what Rafsanjani would say. Some right-wing newspapers indicated -- and some opposition supporters worried -- that Rafsanjani would capitulate but he didn’t. This is the clearest sign recently that the conflict is far from over inside the Iranian leadership."

July 14, 2009

Iran opposition leader to attend Friday prayers - daily

July 14, 2009

Rafsanjani to deliver Friday prayers

July 12, 2009

Movement for change in Iran most powerful in 30 years

July 10, 2009

Former president Rafsanjani to lead Friday Iran prayers

July 8, 2009

Iran's Mousavi calls EU not to recognize Ahmadinejah

July 7, 2009

Key Iran cleric's party dismisses vote results

July 7, 2009

Iran: Another prop to the regime cracks

July 7, 2009

Key Iran cleric's party dismisses vote results

July 7, 2009

Iran's Assembly of Experts has power to remove Ayatollah Khamenei

July 6, 2009

Iran Update: Khamenei on the Way Out?

 

The weekend of July 4-5, 2009, brought on a full-court press by former President Rafsanjani, Mousavi and the Clerical Body in Qom against the Supreme Leader in Iran. Now, former President Khatami is publicly joining in with Rafsanjani against the current regime.

 

July 5, 2009

Leading clerics defy ayatollah on disputed Iran election

“This crack in the clerical establishment, and the fact they are siding with the people and Moussavi, in my view is the most historic crack in the 30 years of the Islamic republic,” said Abbas Milani, director of the Iranian Studies Program at Stanford University. “Remember, they are going against an election verified and sanctified by Khamenei.”

July 5, 2009

Mousavi renews accusations of fraud in Iran vote

July 5, 2009

Pro-reform clerical body protests Iran elections

July 5, 2009

Meanwhile, Back On Planet Earth

July 5, 2009

Iran clerics defy election ruling

July 5, 2009

July 4, 2009

Former Presidents--Khatami & Rafsanjani--meeting with families of detained protestors in Iran

July 4, 2009

Iranian state-run newspaper accuses Moussavi, Khatami of treason

July 3, 2009

The Coming Storm Will Sink This Regime

July 2, 2009

Iran's new rebellion

July 2, 2009

Rafsanjani takes stand, refuses to lead Friday Prayers

July 2, 2009

Defiant Opposition Leaders Refuse to Accept Ahmadinejad Government

June 30, 2009

Video: Ahmadinejad Flees From University Students Chanting "Death To The Dictator"

June 29, 2009

Influential Iranian Cleric: Voter Fallout a "Tangled Mess"

June 28, 2009

The Revolution Is Not Over

June 28, 2009

Rafsanjani wants candidates' complaints checked

June 28, 2009

New protests rock Tehran

June 28, 2009

Rafsanjani wants "fair" review of Iran vote complaints

June 28, 2009

Where has ex-Iran president Rafsanjani vanished to?

June 26, 2009

ANALYSIS - Rafsanjani's future at stake in Iran turmoil

June 26, 2009

Mir-Hossein Mousavi slams Iran's leaders

June 26, 2009

John Simpson: Secret voices of the new Iran

June 25, 2009

Reports: Rafsanjani Has Enough Support to Remove Khamenei

***June 24, 2009***

Regime Change Iran: Movement Seeks to Eliminate 'Supreme Leader' Position

June 24, 2009

Rafsanjani has enough support to remove Khamenei: reports

June 24, 2009

Thousands protests near Iran Parliament

June 23, 2009

Rafsanjani’s silence obscures deep game

June 23, 2009

Rafsanjani's Goal?--Audio

June 23, 2009

IRAN: RAFSANJANI POISED TO OUTFLANK SUPREME LEADER KHAMENEI

"They [the supreme leader and his supporters] are much more concerned about Rafsanjani than the mass movement on the streets."

June 23, 2009

The Firebrand Rafsanjani

June 23, 2009

Streets of Tehran quiet but no one really safe

"Rafsanjani's wealth and influence put him in the very small club of Iranians able to speak out against the Supreme Leader."

June 22, 2009

Iran elections: Rafsanjani is central to struggle within the regime

June 22, 2009

Top Iranian Clerics Could Despose Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

"The Al-Arabiya website cites a high-ranking source in the city of Qom, who said Rafsanjani, the Assembly of Experts and the Council of Guardians have agreed to depose Khamenei but do not intend to appoint a successor for the time being, mulling the establishment of a collective supreme rule."

June 22, 2009

Report: Rafsanjani considering alternative ayatollah council

June 22, 2009

Rafsanjani's 40? Ctd

June 22, 2009

Split Deepens Within Iran Regime as Rafsanjani Family Targeted

June 22, 2009

Struggle among Iran's clerics bursts into the open

June 21, 2009

Former President at Center of Fight Within Political Elite

June 21, 2009

Rafsanjani ally calls for ‘political bloc’

June 21, 2009

'Five Hashemi-Rafsanjani relatives arrested'

June 21, 2009

Americans, the events in Iran, and nuclear prospects

June 19, 2009

Iran's Ayatollah under threat?

June 19, 2009

Khamenei-Rafsanjani Split Limits Power to Stop Unrest

June 19, 2009

Eyewitness: Mousavi, Rafsanjani are at it again

June 18, 2009

Iran elections: Rafsanjani is central to struggle within the regime

June 15, 2009

Could Ayatullah Khamenei Be Vulnerable?

Rafsanjani vs. Khamenei

"Rafsanjani. He is seen as the big threat; there is even speculation that Rafsanjani may see himself as the next Supreme Leader, which would be disastrous for the President...while it is still unlikely that Rafsanjani will make the unprecedented move to remove the Supreme Leader, the more chaotic Iran gets, the more it allows Rafsanjani to find some lever to pull or to do something dramatic."

June 14, 2009

Rafsanjani's Choice

June 13, 2009

Rafsanjani out? Iran gets murkier

June 13, 2009

Mousavi Under House Arrest, Rafsanjani Resigns,
Protests Grow

June 12, 2009

Iran: Rafsanjani resigns from political positions following election

June 12, 2009

‘It’s a Coup d’Etat’

June 10, 2009

In Iran Race, Ex-Leader Works to Oust President

June 10, 2009

Rafsanjani appeals to supreme leader

June 6, 2009

Iran's ex-president to sue Ahmadinejad for slander

Apr 24, 2009

Rafsanjani recommends the US not to ruin atmosphere of talks

Apr 15, 2009

Iran's Islamic Open University to open branch in Iraqi Kurdistan

Mar 27, 2009

Rafsanjani Questions sincerity of Obama's message to Iran

Mar 18, 2009

Talking With the Mullahs

Mar 18, 2009

Iran: Rafsanjani Not Down, Not Out

Editor's Note: This article confirms the continuing and growing power of the fourth President of Iran and the prophecy of Daniel 11:2, which is soon to be fulfilled.

Mar 14, 2009

Iran: Rafsanjani and Iran's Foreign Policy and Domestic Situation--Stratfor

"Rafsanjani appears to have consolidated his grip over... the Iranian political establishment."

Mar 13, 2009

45 Countries Take Part in Int'l Unity Conference in Tehran

Mar 13, 2009

Iran opens conference on Islamic unity: Rafsanjani, delivered the inaugural speech of the forum on Friday

Mar 11, 2009

Rafsanjani: Next Iranian Year to Be Special Year for Country

Mar 11, 2009

Iran, best friend of Arabs: Rafsanjani

Mar 10, 2009

Rafsanjani Warns of Enemy Plots for Harming Iran-Arab Ties

Mar 10, 2009

Rafsanjani re-elected head of Experts Assembly

Mar 10, 2009

Former Iranian President's Iraq visit sends wrong message at wrong time

Mar 9, 2009

Rafsanjani Underlines Israel's Vulnerability

"The Zionist regime has become very vulnerable under the new conditions and this can be observed in the regime's internal differences."

Mar 9, 2009

Rafsanjani calls for Muslims cooperation against global Arrogance

Mar 8, 2009

Rafsanjani urges Muslim countries to cooperate closely

“Enemies seek to frighten other countries about cooperating with Iran and Iraq.” He added "all Muslim countries should cooperate closely."

Mar 7, 2009

Is Rafsanjani a friend of the Arabs?

“Rafsanjani’s image in the Arab world has greatly improved."

Mar 7, 2009

Iranian power play heating up

Mar 6, 2009

Is Rafsanjani a Friend?

Mar 4, 2009

Iraqis protest visit of ex-Iran president

Mar 3, 2009

Rafsanjani calls for withdrawal of occupation forces from Iraq

Mar 3, 2009

Chief of Iran’s Expediency Council and Iraqi Prime Minister met in Baghdad

Mar 2, 2009

Clinton doubts Iran will respond to overtures

Mar 2, 2009

Former Iranian president visits Iraq

Mar 2, 2009

Former Iranian President Rafsanjani begins talks in Iraq

Mar 1, 2009

Rafsanjani to begin tour of Iraq on Monday

Feb 27, 2009

"People are saying, 'peace and safety'..."

Obama's "Hollywood diplomacy" launches dialogue with Tehran, Rafsanjani responds

Feb 27, 2009

Rafanjani offers Obama nuclear negotiations – with a catch

Feb 27, 2009

Iran's Rafsanjani: Israel's claims of nuclear program nonsense

Feb 27, 2009

Iran can run Bushehr nuclear plant without Russian help: Rafsanjani

Feb 23, 2009

Rafsanjani to visit Iraq

February 5, 2009

Looking For Political Messages In Tehran Prayers

February 3, 2009

Gaza resistance a factor for victory against Zionist regime:EC Chief

February 2, 2009

Questions Over Future of Supreme Leader Role

January 30, 2009

Iran, most independent country in world, obeying orders of no foreign power- Rafsanjani

January 30, 2009

Iran cleric to Obama: Don't repeat Bush's warnings

January 19, 2009

Rafsanjani says Israeli ceasefire 'too little, too late' January 19, 2009

Rafsanjani slams France's stance on Iran's nuclear issue

January 5, 2008

Gaza conflict has everything to do with the power struggle in Iran

January 1, 2009

Rafsanjani called on Muslims to provide political, financial and military help to the Hamas fighters.

January 1, 2009

Protests against Gaza assault sweep the Mideast: Rafsanjani stirs anger

January 1, 2009

IRAN: Hamas has secret anti-Israel weapon in Gaza, cleric Rafsanjani says

The article says, "Rafsanjani's statement is highly provocative, in tune with a heated Iranian campaign of rhetoric against Israel's Gaza offensive."

December 31, 2008

Report: Iranian newspaper (close to Rafsanjani) closed over article sympathetic to Israel

December 29, 2008

EC chief Rafsanjani: Savage atrocities of Zionists must be halted

December 21, 2008

Rafsanjani reaffirms brotherly ties with Arabs

December 18, 2008

Thousands rally against US, NATO in Peshawar

December 13, 2008

Thousands of Iranians yesterday chanted "Death to Israel" and "Death to America"

December 11, 2008

Rafsanjani: Israel Should Be Tried for Crimes against Humanity

December 9, 2008

Ayatollah Rafsanjani condemns US' carrot & stick policy

December 9, 2009

Iran Cleric Warns Israel of Muslim Anger Over Ongoing Gaza Siege

December 9, 2008

Obama 'mimicking Bush'

December 3, 2008

'US harboring animosity against Iran'

December 2, 2008

***U.S. is enemy of Iran, Rafsanjani says

November 21, 2008

Iranian Ex-President Says Chief of Atomic Agency Is Unfair

September 26, 2008

Iran cleric says US paying financial price for wars

September 26, 2008

BAGHDAD: Ex-Iranian president denounces U.S.-Iraq security proposal

June 27, 2008

Fmr President advises West to deal with Iran in proper literature

April 11, 2008

Iran ready for nuclear negotiations - Rafsanjani

March 3, 2008

Khameneh’i’s Leadership Challenged By Mr. Hassan Rohani

February 16, 2008

Rafsanjani Condemns US, Israeli Praise for 'Terrorist Act'

January 18, 2008

Iran's Ex-President Warns West Not to Politicise Nuclear Dispute

December 30, 2007

Khamenei Warns of Enemy Plots Ahead of Iranian Polls

December 19, 2007

Argentina Bombings Ordered by Iran: Interpol Seeking Rafsanjani's Arrest for the Bombing of Jewish Community Offices

November 30, 2007

Rafsanjani Cautions West against Adventurism

November 16, 2007

Rafsanjani Calls US Evil Power

November 1, 2007

Rafsanjani Warns Iran of 'Unprecedented' US Threats

October 12, 2007

Hashemi Rafsanjani: Hitler Wanted to Rid World of Jews Because 'They Were a Pain in the Neck'

October 5, 2007

Confronting Iran's Nuclear Right, West's Grave Mistake - Rafsanjani

September 26, 2007

Iran's Strong Man: Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani

September 14, 2007

Rafsanjani - the Man to Watch

September 11, 2007

Are Moderates Really Gaining in Iran?

September 7, 2007

Rafsanjani Warns West Against Repeating Mistakes

September 5, 2007

Iran's New Parliamentary Leader May Suit U.S.

September 4, 2007

Rafsanjani Urges Iran to Beware of the US

September 4, 2007

Rafsanjani: Ex-president of Iran Elected Leader of Influential Clerical Body