I think that because of the short time we have for our discussion, we present the decision-making process in Iran as if it is monolithic. That's not the case. There certainly are many conflicts among the group Mr. Rouhani represents and the mafia that is the Revolutionary Guard and the Supreme Leader.
I see the Iranian leadership as a triangle. The Rouhani government may want the bomb in the longer term, but right now they are opting for some kind of a negotiated solution that gives the government access to cash. The Revolutionary Guard has everything to lose if there is a negotiated solution, because they want the bomb. They look next door to Pakistan, and they see the Pakistani military being the custodian of the nuclear bomb. They also are aware of the prestige that the Pakistani military is enjoying because it is the custodian of the bomb. Therefore, the Revolutionary Guard seems to be against any kind of negotiation. Mr. Khamenei is somewhere in the middle. He's oscillating between the two poles. In his statements, if you take a careful look, every second statement is in defence and support of Mr. Rouhani; every other speech is in defence and support of the Revolutionary Guard, because he, too, knows that he cannot afford to alienate the Revolutionary Guard. He knows the Revolutionary Guard suppressed and crushed the anti-government uprisings in 2009; therefore he cannot alienate them. This is why Mr. Khamenei is oscillating.