Faezeh Hashemi Rafsanjani is the third and perhaps most controversial child of late former Iranian president (1989-1997) Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani. Even though she was raised in a religious family, a look at her political past shows that she is not afraid to cross the red lines of the Islamic Republic. Indeed, after decades of activism and occasional detention, she is now rising to potentially become a serious opponent of the ruling establishment.

Most recently, the most divisive member of the Rafsanjani family stirred controversy over her remarks on the outcome of the US presidential elections...