THE GULF WAR: The International Front : Profile: Hashemi Rafsanjani
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WHO: President of Iran, who has offered to broker a peace settlement between Iraq and Gulf allies.
AGE: 56
BACKGROUND: A stalwart of the late Ayatollah Khomeini, he was elected president July, 1989. Has urged Muslim hard-liners to soften their stance to help economic reform.
QUOTE: “For the sake of the peace and security of the region and its people, I am ready to see Saddam.”
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