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    Son of Iran's Former President Begins Prison Term

    The son of Iran's former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani began a 10-year prison term for financial and security crimes on Sunday, AFP reported.

    The son, Mehdi Hashemi, was in March handed prison sentences totaling 25 years after being convicted on three charges in separate cases involving national security, fraud and embezzlement.

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