The disqualification of Mashai and Rafsanjani reveals, once again, the schism embedded at the heart of Iran’s political structure by the dual executive of Supreme Leader and President. When Khamenei publicly supported Ahmadinejad’s controversial reelection in 2009, no one could have predicted the unprecedented tensions that would subsequently emerge between the country’s two main authorities.
马沙伊和拉夫桑贾尼被取消资格再次揭示了伊朗最高行政领袖兼任总统的政治结构。在哈梅内伊公开支持内贾德2009年充满争议的竞选连任时，没有人能够预料这两大权威将随后陷入史无前例的紧张关系。