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In a message to President Rouhani on Sunday night, the Emir expressed his condolences to him on the demise of Ayatollah Rafsanjani who passed away from a heart attack on Sunday.Ayatollah Rafsanjani, 82, died of cardiac arrest caused by a heart attack in a state-run hospital in the Iranian capital …

Talking to reporters on the sidelines of a ceremony to pay homage to the late Ayatollah Rafsanjani here on Monday, he said the loss of the great cleric is a true source of unhappiness for all.He described the late Ayatollah as a great pillar of the Islamic revolution who always …

Ayatollah Rafsanjani passed away from heart attack Sunday evening.The full text of the Leader’s message reads:In the name of the most beneficent, the most merciful‘Indeed we belong to Allah and to Him do we indeed return.’It is with deep regret and sorrow that I have received the news on the …

In his message addressed to President Hassan Rouhani, the Bahraini emir sympathized with the bereaved family of Ayatollah Rafsanjani and the Iranian nation and government.'I pray to the God Almighty that he (Ayatollah Rafsanjani) may rest in peace,' the Bahraini emir said.Ayatollah Rafsanjani died on Sunday at the age of …

'With much sorrow I received the news on the passing away of former Iranian President (Akbar) Hashemi Rafsanjani and I wish him God's blessing and condole with his bereaved family and the Iranian nation on his demise,' Cavusoglu said in his Twitter message.Former Turkish President Abdullah Gul also extended his …

'A great man closed his eyes to this world; a valuable clergyman who relentlessly worked for breaking the face of hypocrisy,' Larijani said in his message.He went on to say that Rafsanjani was a great man who effortlessly fought the colonial powers and global arrogance to defend the country's independence …

'Iran lost a national hero, a worthy son, a leader, old friend of the system, a unique asset and the government lost a brave supporter,' Jahangiri said in his message.He said that Ayatollah Rafsanjani was a source of patience for the people's pains and a good model for voicing satisfaction …

In a message, issued on Sunday, Ayatollah Jannati said the news on the passing away of Ayatollah Rafsanjani had saddened him.He condoled with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei and the bereaved family on the sad occasion and prayed God Almighty for his divine forgiveness.Meanwhile, the Guardian Council issued a …

The message condoled Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei and the bereaved family on the tragic incident.It recalled invaluable services of the late Ayatollah in the post-Islamic Revolution era and wished him divine forgiveness.Funeral procession for the late Expediency Council Chairman, Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, will be held on Tuesday …

Born in Rafsanjan, Kerman Province, central Iran, on August 25, 1934, the late ayatollah played a key role in the pre-Islamic Revolution era in a campaign leading to the fall of the monarchy of Mohammad-Reza Pahlavi.The late Ayatollah Rafsanjani served in different key positions in the post-revolution era, including membership …