Mohammad Hashemi Rafsanjani

Mohammad Hashemi Rafsanjani: "The problem with Ayatollah Khamenei's leadership is that his attention is not to everyone; he mainly focuses on one faction."

Mohammad Hashemi Rafsanjani: "That was not Farah's pool."

A small pool was built by the Presidential Office.

The Farah pool was in Mashhad, where Mr. Ghodousi carried out his programs.

We still do not know the cause of the heart failure.

Date of the conversation: June 2020.

Mohammad Hashemi Rafsanjani: In 2009, the Leader invited Mr. Mousavi to participate in the elections, and Mr. Khatami stepped aside. It had nothing to do with the U.S. and the U.K.

I know that in 2009 this invitation was made by the Leader; I do not accept that the British orchestrated this. Those who analyze these matters often go astray because they do not know all the details.

Date of the interview: June 2020.

Mohammad Hashemi Rafsanjani: In 2009, the Leader announced on a Friday, before the Guardian Council's announcement, that in the election, the side (Mahmoud Ahmadinejad) had won, and anyone who speaks otherwise is anti-revolutionary.

The Guardian Council announced afterwards.

Mr. Hashemi Rafsanjani's silence was like that of a warrior.

Date of the conversation: June 2020.

Mohammad Hashemi Rafsanjani: Mr. Hashemi wrote his letter without a greeting to record it in history.

It's not the case that we think if we say something to the Vali Faqih, it is heresy.

Date of the conversation: June 2019.

Mohammad Hashemi Rafsanjani: The Leader invited Mr. Mir Hossein Mousavi to become a candidate.

Mr. Mousavi's father was ill, and Mr. Khamenei went there. He sent a message that Mir Hossein went there, and they talked for three hours, convincing him to run as a candidate.

The date of the conversation was June 2020.

Mohammad Hashemi Rafsanjani: Imam Khomeini offered Mr. Hashemi Rafsanjani the position of Deputy Leader, but he declined.

The Imam gave him a week to decide, but Mr. Hashemi pleaded for him to withdraw.

Mohammad Hashemi Rafsanjani: Banisadr believed that religious leadership was separate from political leadership.

The date of the conversation was June 2020.

Mohammad Hashemi Rafsanjani: My trip to the United States was in line with the struggle.

I was assigned to go to the United States to assess the state of student protests.

The date of the conversation was June 2020.

The reaction of Mahdi Fazeli, a member of the Office for Preserving and Publishing the Works of the Leader of the Islamic Republic, to the unreleased interview from Abdi Media.

Following the release of a teaser for the exclusive interview with Mohammad Hashemi, in which he mentioned Ayatollah Khamenei's invitation to Mir Hossein Mousavi to participate in the 2009 elections, Mahdi Fazeli, a member of the Office for Preserving and Publishing the Works of Ayatollah Khamenei, refuted this claim in a tweet before the full interview was published, stating:

"The recent claim regarding the Leader inviting Engineer Mousavi to participate in the 2009 presidential election is not accurate. The Leader did not invite him; rather, in response to his inquiry, he said: 'I neither say come nor say do not come, but if you come and are elected, I will support you and cooperate with you.'"

Postscript: Mr. Fazeli, I understand how important this issue is to you, but I wish you would have taken a moment to respond after the full interview was released so that your response could be more comprehensive.

Now, as I mentioned last time, should this response be considered official from the Leader of the Islamic Republic or his office, or do official responses still come from Mr. Seyyed Mehrdad Seyyed Mahdi, the Public Relations Manager of Ayatollah Khamenei's office, and this is merely your personal opinion?

Teaser for the exclusive interview with Mohammad Hashemi Rafsanjani.

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