Rock music was banned in Iran for decades
Dubai-based oil company executive reportedly arrested by Revolutionary Guard in mid-October.
Rafsanjani has revealed that Pakistan gave his country 4,000 used centrifuges for enriching uranium.
Plea comes as powers backing rival factions in conflict meet in Vienna.
US Secretary of State John Kerry has said he is optimistic about the talks.
John Kerry says the international negotiations in Vienna crucial to reach a political solution.
US, UK, France and Germany say 'Emad' missile launch violated UN sanctions on Iran.
Washington will seek further action from the UN Security Council in response to the ballistic missile test.
"The Gulf States... are most certainly not purchasing anything from the Israelis."
A deal, mediated by US, could be worth hundreds of billions of dollars to US and Israeli firms.
Tehran state television airs images of secret underground facilities packed with missiles and launchers.
Even though Iran has boycotted the fair, organisers have confirmed the participation of around 10 Iranian publishers.
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has come out to prohibit negotiations with the US.
"We will kill you and bury you under cement at the Arak reactor," Iran's negotiators have been told.
Iran claims its latest missile system can be controlled until the moment it hits its target.
Russia says it is targeting Isis with cruise missiles - so how have the Islamists reached Aleppo?
Art gallery's curator says many Iranians are surprised 'a blood-thirsty dictator like Hitler' could produce art.
As sanctions are lifted after the nuclear deal, businesswomen look to the future
Syrian president says the Middle East faces destruction if his campaign with Russia and Iran fails.
The US president's disengagement from the Middle East will be his legacy.
The shadow foreign secretary spoke at Labour's annual conference in Brighton on 28 September.
President Francois Hollande tells United Nations, President Assad cannot be part of Syria peace deal.