Regardless of whether Khamenei was aware of the plot against al-Jubeir, its purpose was to delegitimize Ahmadinejad’s foreign-policy agenda. So, if Khamenei really was unaware of the plot, it means that some elements in the government or the Revolutionary Guards are acting on their own, which is deeply troubling in its own right.
且不论哈梅内伊事前是否知道刺杀朱贝尔的阴谋，其目的是很明显的，就是为了扰乱内贾德的外交政策议程。倘若哈梅内伊事前确不知情，那就意味着政府或革命自卫队内部某些感到权力受威胁的团体已经单独开始了行动。如果这些团体有能力策划这样的阴谋——尽管未能成功——那么他们将来自然也会重施故伎。