Rafsanjani was in a much stronger position vis-à-vis Khamenei, who had just been selected to succeed Khomeini as Supreme Leader, than any of Iran’s subsequent presidents. His trouble was with powerful opponents in Iran’s security apparatus, who sabotaged his pragmatic foreign-policy initiatives by staging terrorist attacks in France, Germany, and Argentina.
在与哈梅内伊的相对地位上，拉夫桑贾尼比其后的所有总统都更加强势，因为当时哈梅内伊刚刚被选为最高领袖霍梅尼的继任者。拉夫桑贾尼的麻烦对付伊朗安全部队中有权有势的反对者，他们通过在法国、德国和阿根廷组织恐怖袭击暗中破坏他的务实外交政策。