Iranian media said he had received treatment at a hospital in Tehran. After a team of doctors perform a heart lung resuscitation or CPR for almost one and a half hour, Rafsanjani declared dead.
The government announced three days of mourning. Rafsanjani's funeral was conducted on Tuesday (January 10th 2017).
Rafsanjani's political life began when he became the right hand of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomaeni during the Islamic Revolution of 1979. He also helped establish the Iranian nuclear program and then support the restrictions to reduce international sanctions given.
Source: Republika, Tuesday January 10th 2017, page 7th
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