On May 22, 2021, the pan-Arab daily Al-Sharq Al-Awsat published an interview with Iranian political activist Faezeh Hashemi, the daughter of Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, the late On May 22, 2021, the pan-Arab daily Al-Sharq Al-Awsat published an interview with Iranian political activist Faezeh Hashemi, the daughter of Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, the late Iranian Expediency Council chairman, former Iranian president, and leader of Iran's pragmatic camp. The interview was conducted by Independent Persian, which is affiliated with the UK-based Independent news organization.[1]