The general impression before the election was that Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Hosseini Khamenei, supported either Saeed Jalili or Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf.&#160;In recent years, Jalili has been the leading Iranian representative in international negotiations over the country’s nuclear program. That made him the main target of criticism by Rowhani and another candidate, Ali Akbar Velayati, Khamenei’s adviser on international affairs.
大选前的总体印象是伊朗最高领袖哈梅内伊支持贾里里（Saeed Jalili）或卡利巴夫（Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf）。近几年来，贾里里一直是伊朗核计划问题国际谈判伊方首席代表。这让他成为鲁哈尼和另一位候选人维拉雅迪（Ali Akbar Velayati，哈梅内伊国际事务顾问）的批评目标。