By Mark Memmott
Thanks to the independent Tehran Bureau and PBS-TV's Frontline there are videos of the anti-government protests that broke out today in Tehran. Here's one, which Tehran Bureau says was taken at Tehran University:
The Wall Street Journal reports that "Iranian authorities battled with opposition protesters in Tehran Wednesday, after demonstrators used the 30th anniversary of the storming of the U.S. Embassy as cover for their first significant protest in weeks."
The Guardian says these appear to be the largest protests since the demonstrations in the immediate aftermath of Iran's presidential election in June, which opponents say was rigged in favor of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
On Morning Edition, Borzou Daragahi of the Los Angeles Times talked with host Steve Inskeep about this 30th anniversary of the takeover of the U.S. embassy in Tehran, and the remarkably different (anti-government) kind of protests that occurred today:
categories: Foreign News
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