Betting on a losing Iranian horse

Arab and West­ern media put all the bets on Khatami’s candidacy.

Egypt­ian writer Fahmy Hawaidy explains why they are bet­ting on a los­ing horse:

If Khatami loses the elec­tion, he will end his polit­i­cal career, and if he wins, he will not be able to accom­plish his promises. The Iran­ian insti­tu­tions are dom­i­nated by the con­ser­v­a­tives, who will not allow him to pass any­thing with­out their approval.