Iran is still torn between a sense of ancient Persian nationhood and the universality of radical Islam, between resentment over colonial subjugation and ambition for regional hegemony.

• 至今，伊朗依旧在一种古代波斯国家意识与激进伊斯兰的普适性之间，在对殖民主义征服屈辱史的忿忿不平与追求地区霸权野心之间苦苦徘徊。