[cnn-photo-caption image= http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2009/images/07/17/art.rafsanjani.afp.gi.jpg caption="Rafsanjani remains an influential figure in Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's circle."] TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) – One of Iran's most powerful clerics, Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, has called on the Iranian government to release those people arrested following last month's disputed presidential election. "There is no need to have these numbers of … Continue reading Key cleric wants Iran election prisoners freed