Word: hojatolislam
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...expected the Majlis to agree that Khomeini's four demands were sufficient and was "certain" that Washington would accept them. Majlis Speaker Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani fueled hopes by predicting the speedy liberation of the hostages and minimizing the possibility that any would be tried as spies. Hojatolislam Ashgar Mousavi Khoeiny, a member of the parliamentary committee set up to propose conditions for the hostages' release, said the Americans might be freed early this week. But after the Sunday session of the Majlis ended in stalemate, a State Department official estimated that there was only about...