Iran has declared three days of mourning after the death of former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani.
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei described the loss as “difficult and life-decreasing.”
The former president was an influential player in Iranian politics and highly regarded by Western officials.
Al Jazeera’s Dorsa Jabbari reports from Tehran.
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