In America and the West, many will probably regard Rowhani as the friendly face of the Islamic Republic, whereas Ahmadinejad was its true – because more radical – embodiment. Many Iranians, in turn, regard Obama as the friendly face of a US that still seeks regime change in their country, whereas his predecessor, George W. Bush, was America’s more honest – because more radical – representative.
美国和西方很多人将鲁哈尼视为伊斯兰共和国的温和派，因为艾哈迈迪内贾德更加激进而把他视作伊朗人的本来面目。反过来，很多伊朗人把奥巴马视为力争颠覆伊朗政权的美国温和派，而将其前任乔治·W·布什视为美国最诚实、也最激进的代表人物。这两种看法都歪曲了事实，但又都包含有现实的因素。