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。
The general impression before the election was that Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Hosseini Khamenei, supported either Saeed Jalili or Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf. In recent years, Jalili has been the leading Iranian representative in international negotiations over the country’s nuclear program.