Iranian Politics after Rafsanjani
Iranian Politics after Rafsanjani 2017-01-23 Ayatollah Khomeini, the leader of the Iranian revolution, issued a message regarding the assassination attempt against Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani in May 1979, and stated, "The evils should know that Hashemi is alive because the (Islamic) movement is alive." Hashemi died onJanuary 8, 2016,however, the fate of the Islamic movement and the 'revolution' isquestionable. Some people argue that the revolution is institutionalized and settled down with the establishment ofIslamic Republic. According to someothers, the revolution was already over when the Islamic Republic was established. The death of Rafsanjani will flamethe debates on the fate of the revolution and the Islamic movement, andthe future of the Islamic Republic. Rafsanjani in Iranian Politics Rafsanjani, who wasrelatively inactivebefore therevolution but played an important role in the mobilization of ulama, came to the forethroughout the establishment ...