IRAN RAFSANJANI

Iranian former President, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, watches the openinig ceremony of the World Muslim women's games, in Tehran, Iran, in this Oct. 24, 2001, file photo. With the elected parliament and government proving more powerless in pushing reforms forward, Iran's reformists openly accused former president Hashemi Rafsanjani of leading a shadow government that aims at undermining voted reforms. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, file)