Gov’t Will Follow Ayatollah Rafsanjani’s Path Toward Prosperity

President Hassan Rouhani said on Thursday that the Iranian government will continue on the path set by the late influential statesman Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani who helped enhance the country’s status internationally. 
“We will keep working toward Hashemi’s biggest goal, which was to see a proud establishment in the Islamic Republic and a prosperous Iran,” Rouhani said during a commemoration for the former president and chairman of Expediency Council in Tehran, the presidential website reported. 
He added that ill-wishers spared no effort to tarnish Rafsanjani’s image and reputation, but he remained a popular figure among Iranians due to his honest and faithful services to the country.