Reinforce Rowhani's Mandate for Change

摘要

Foreign reactions to Hassan Rowhani's 14 June election as Iran's next president ranged from delight to dismay. A better response is cautious optimism. Rowhani will not be able to solve the nuclear crisis. Nor is he likely to do much that will make it worse than would be the case under any other Iranian leader. But he has a mandate for change and a disposition towards pragmatism which provide a ray of hope.