What does EDC stand for?

Expediency Discernment Council (Iran)

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The first group is headed by Ayatollah Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, former Iranian president, and the current Chairman of the Assembly of Experts (a deliberative body of Mujtahids that is charged with electing, monitoring, and dismissing the supreme leader of Iran) and Chairman of the Expediency Discernment Council of Iran.

Ruling elite faces severe challenges

Moreover, in a protest against election results Iran's Hashemi Rafsanjani resigned from his posts as the chairman of the Assembly of Experts and as head of the Expediency Discernment Council, the two most influential institutions in the country.

Large scale unrest errupts following Iran election

Jaafari, who heads the National Reform Movement, discussed the security deal with the head of the Expediency Discernment Council, Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani.

Ex-PM says Iraqis reject security deal

He serves as chairman of the Expediency Discernment Council, a powerful body that attempts to resolve policy differences between the government and the clerics who must approve all government actions.

Prosecutor: Iran behind blast

He is also the chairman of the Expediency Discernment Council of Iran, tasked with resolving legislative conflicts between the parliament and Council of Guardians.

Iran president to expose "corruption" on TV