title: Iranian pragmatists
text: # Iranian pragmatists
  
  The Iranian pragmatists are a political faction in Iran composed of moderate clerics and the merchant elite that see the Islamic Republic as a mean to retain power. The pragmatic faction is receptive to negotiate with the West and many would prefer a socialist market economy rather than closed markets.
  
  ## Notable pragmatists
  
  * Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
  * Hassan Khomeini
  * Hassan Rouhani
  