Tehran, YJC. Hashemi’s son says that his father does not yet consider running for presidency.
Mohsen Hashemi, the eldest son
of Ayatollah Aliakbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, in an interview provided comments on
the chances of his father running for presidency and said "I still do not see in
my father signs of his inclination to run for presidency.”
Mohsen Hashemi said in
approval of the news that in the New Year Hashemi had expressed favors over
Khatami’s candidature, saying "I have heard the news, too, that in his New Year
visit, Mr. Hashemi had asked Mr. Khatami to become a candidate.”