18 September 2009

Imminent Arrest of Opposition Leaders?

An "informed source" close to Mowjcamp says that the IRGC has existing plans to arrest Mousavi and Karoubi after Quds Day. If true, these plans were made before today's massive showing, so the regime would have to recalculate its estimate of public backlash against such a move.

On a somewhat related note, former President Mohammad Khatami was attacked today by security forces a group associted with the Kayhan hardline newspaper: