如果到明年的议会选举前，伊朗总统鲁哈尼不能通过走进西方而给伊朗人民带来实实在在的经济回报 — — 特别是国际制裁的放松 — — 强硬派就将重新掌握其对伊朗外交政策的主导权。
If Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is unable to offer citizens concrete economic returns on his engagement with the West – especially loosened international sanctions – by next year’s parliamentary election, hardliners will recapture their dominance over Iran’s foreign policy.