Back then, Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, had forbidden Khatami to speak with the Americans. Rouhani, by contrast, proceeded with Khamenei’s blessing.
那么，局面发生了什么变化？当时，伊朗最高领袖哈梅内伊禁止哈塔米与美国人讲话。相反，鲁哈尼得到了哈梅内伊的祝福。