The last period of relative detente with the West, under Mr Ahmadinejad's liberal-minded predecessor, Muhammad Khatami, was a nightmare for the supreme leader.

最近一次和西方关系稍微缓和的阶段，对于内贾德的前任、自由派领导人卡塔米来说，简直就是一个噩梦。

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President Muhammad Khatami and his followers run the government and are a majority in parliament.

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