Seeking a way out of this difficult situation, the Supreme Leader declared that the electoral disputes must be settled in through legal channels, not on the street. Given his role in justifying electoral fraud, this argument seems like an effort to buy time to clear the streets of demonstrators, put opposition leaders under severe physical and psychological stress, and isolate Mir Hossein Mousavi, the presumed winner of the real vote.
为了在严峻形势下找条出路，最高领袖公开声明选举纠纷不该通过上街抗议来解决，而是必须通过法律途径。考虑到他本人就是选举是否舞弊的裁决者，这一声明似乎更像是缓兵之计，好让他有时间清理街头示威者，在肉体和精神上双重打压反对派领导人，并采取手段孤立米尔·侯赛因·穆萨维这个原本预测要赢得大选的候选人。