From Al Jazeera Blog.
The Iranian regime is showing no signs of compromise. If the Supreme Leader considers these latest protests as anything more than a temporary inconvenience, manufactured by a conspiracy of dark, outside forces, he isn't letting on.
To outside observers, though, the protestors have defied expectations. Their continued willingness to make themselves targets has been a surprise; now it seems as if they are willing to take it even further, protesting not only against the election result but against the very essence of the regime.
So, a rock and a hard place. Who will blink first?
Baqer Moin, London-based analyst and Khomeini biographer told me the Greens will still settle for modest reform, and the regime can compromise
