Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani learned a lot from the women in his family, who have a reputation for speaking their minds and staying true to their convictions. According to prominent Iranian human rights activist Nasrin Sotoudeh, it’s Rafsanjani’s relationships with his daughter and wife that helped change him. Maybe they even helped inform his decision to get behind the people of Iran in his final years. Will this shift in his attitude be a key part of his lasting legacy?
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