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Former President Rafsanjani and Top Ahmadinejad Aide Announce Bids for Iran Presidency
(Washington Post) Jason Rezaian - Two-term former president Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, 78, and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's top aide, Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei, announced Saturday that they are seeking to be candidates to replace Ahmadinejad as Iran's president. Rafsanjani, one of Iran's wealthiest people, has also become a symbol of the corruption that has long afflicted politics there. Other candidates include Tehran Mayor Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Velayati.