Ahmedinejad’s election two years ago came with great expectations, with the new president pledging to “bring oil prices to the dining table of all households in Iran,” and to crack down on corruption. Yet many of his first appointments were rewards to his supporters and cronies in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and the Basij militia, armed groups that mobilized voters on his behalf during the campaign.
两年前内贾德当选总统，人们寄予厚望。他保证“把石油价格下降到每个伊朗家庭都能承受的水平”，而且要打击腐败。但是，他的支持者以及在竞选时为他组织动员选民的伊斯兰革命卫队、动员队民兵以及武装团体的哥们首先得以加官晋爵。例如，石油部将价值13亿美元、没有竞标的合同授予了革命卫队所属的一家石油公司，而内贾德任命他的姐夫为内阁秘书。