Former Iranian President Rafsanjani passes away
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Euronews
On January 8, Euronews reported that former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani passed away after suffering a heart attack at the age of 82. Rafsanjani served two terms as Iran's president and was an influential and controversial figure on the Iranian political scene. He was also a vocal critical of the 2009 election results that brought former President Ahmedinejad to power for a second term.
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- the opening up to the west
- انفتاح على الغرب
- the repressive policy
- السياسة القمعية
- to trade
- ُتَاجَرَ ، يُتَاجِر
- he was moved to
- نُقِلَ إلى
- (here) to question
- شَكَّكَ في ، يُشَكِّكُ في
- a wealthy family
- عائلة ثرية
- the Supreme Leader
- المرشد الأعلى
- the Iranian Revolution
- الثورة الإيرانية
- to inflict
- أَوْقَعَ ، يُوْقِع
- death
- وفاة