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Kiss between Rafsanjani, Saudi ambassador stirs controversy

A warm greeting between Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani and the new Saudi Arabian ambassador to Iran, Abdulrahman Bin Groman Shahri, has angered many Saudis, who still view the two countries as regional rivals.

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Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani (R) exchanges greetings with the the new Saudi Arabian ambassador to Iran, Abdulrahman Bin Groman Shahri in Tehran, April 22, 2014. — Twitter/ISNA

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