WASHINGTON, DC – The decision of former Iranian president Mohammad Khatami not to seek the presidency again has revealed how muddled Iranian presidential politics now is. In trying to sort out this muddle, the most important thing to keep in mind is not so much who will be elected, but what that choice will reveal�about the intentions of the country’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
华盛顿哥伦比亚特区—伊朗前总统莫哈默德·哈塔米做出决定不去再度角逐总统大选，这已经显示出伊朗的总统政治现在混乱到何种地步。要想解开这团乱麻， 最重要的不是牢记谁会当选，而是记住这样一个选择将会如何反映出这个国家的最高领袖：阿亚图拉·哈梅内伊的意图。