Firebrand former leader, who threatened to build nuclear bomb during his term but has since become a critic of Tehran's establishment, was barred from running in 2017

Critic of hardline former president Ahmadinejad and supporter of pro-reform Iranian politicians, Ayatollah Yousef Saanei dies after he was hospitalized with broken hip and wrist

Though looking to remake image, ex-president - who hosted 2006 Holocaust denial meet, championed nuclear program, urged Israel's demise - still won't speak to Israeli publication