MNA� IRGC has issued a statement to offer condolences on the death of Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani on Monday.


The statement hailed Hashemi�s role in the Islamic�Revolution�and afterwards in upholding the ideals of the Establishment as a pivotal figure; �Hashemi will not be understood alone and in separation from the history of the Revolution; his perseverance angered and frustrated the enemies of the system; the collective historical memory of the nation provides testament to Hashemi�s contribution to the Islamic movement which culminated in the Revolution; before that, during the despotic rule of Pahlavi regime, Hashemi had been a victim of tortures in prison, but survived the inflictions,� said the statement.

�In many positions, Hashemi Rafsanjani served the system during the war and after that appeared as president championing the all-out rebuilding the country; he was a close confidant for the Founder of the Revolution and then to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei,� the statement added.

Yet in related story, Islamic Republic of Iran�s Army also offered condolences to the nation and state as well; �the death of a reliable figure and a bedrock of the system and the Revolution was a great loss for the nation and his demise will be mourned; a figure of immense perseverance, Hashemi Rafsanjani had several golden pages in his book of history and in different bottlenecks of the Revolutionary era,� the Army statement read. �His many years of service made Hashemi Rafsanjani an influential figure and a weighty figure in hard times.�