Rafsanjani, Iran Leader Whose Life Mirrored Nation's, Dies

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT World http://ift.tt/2i6e33Z
via IFTTT Iran's former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani died Sunday after a decades-long career in the ruling elite, where his moderate views were not always welcome but his cunning guided him through revolution, war and the country's turbulent politics.