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![Iran's Former President Rafsanjani Dies at 82 Iran's Former President Rafsanjani Dies at 82](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-01-08_23-02-28.jpg)
Iran's Former President Rafsanjani Dies at 82
By Ankit Panda
Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani dies at 82, leaving behind a controversial legacy as a revolutionary-turned-reformist.
![Don't Count on Iran's February 2016 Elections Making History Just Yet Don't Count on Iran's February 2016 Elections Making History Just Yet](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-02-12_01-27-15.jpg)
Don't Count on Iran's February 2016 Elections Making History Just Yet
By Ankit Panda
Iran's political institutions will make a reformist triumph an unlikely outcome of the elections.
![A Familiar Name Reemerges in Iran A Familiar Name Reemerges in Iran](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-01-08_00-14-25.jpg)
A Familiar Name Reemerges in Iran
By Ankit Panda
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini's grandson, popular with reform-minded politicians in Iran, is set to contest an important election.
![Iran: The Ayatollah Succession Question Iran: The Ayatollah Succession Question](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-10-11_10-17-09.jpg)
Iran: The Ayatollah Succession Question
By Kevjn Lim
The questionable health of the supreme leader has prompted debate about an eventual succession.
![Would a Rafsanjani Presidency Undermine Deal with Iran? Would a Rafsanjani Presidency Undermine Deal with Iran?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/sizes/thumbnail/1922_52438062865b0.jpg)
Would a Rafsanjani Presidency Undermine Deal with Iran?
Would a Rafsanjani win kill the chance of a deal with the west over Tehran’s nuclear program?
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