One of the sons of former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani was freed on a "conditional" basis after serving more than seven years of a 10-year jail sentence for fraud, Iranian media reported Wednesday.

Iran releases pro-West former president Rafsanjani’s son on ‘conditional’ basis

The daughter of Iran’s former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani was charged with carrying out propaganda activity against the country and blasphemy in social media comments. The charges are connected to comments reportedly made by Faezeh Hashemi, 59, during an audio debate on a social media forum in April.

Iran: Ex-President's daughter Faezeh Hashemi charged with propaganda against regime

The deputy minister of health told Fars news agency he died of a heart attack

Former Iranian president Rafsanjani dies at 82

His presidency after the Iran-Iraq War was marked by reconstruction, cautious reform and repairs to Iran's relations with its neighbours