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Thousands throng Tehran funeral of key moderate Rafsanjani

TEHRAN: Hundreds of thousands of mourners attended the funeral on Tuesday of ex-president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, whose death leaves a hole in the upper reaches of power for Iran’s moderates. Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei led the eulogies to the former president at Tehran University despite their “differences”. President Hassan Rouhani, who spearheaded the thaw […]

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