His spendthrift public-works programmes, fuelled by high oil prices and designed to impress the poor, have instead sparked high inflation that has eroded middle-class purchasing power.

• 在高油价支撑和取信穷人下，内贾德启动了很多挥霍性的公共工程项目，但却导致了高通胀，降低了中产阶层的购买力。