Iran: A Second Revolution?

[Jubal]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8509765.stm

Thousands of Iranians, on the 31st anniversary of the revolution, are more split than ever within the republic. The Islamic Republic had never had any real protests until last year; the governement there is now permanently off balance, helped along by the driving force of opposition leaders demanding change and of course the rising power of the virtual revolution; twitter has, through ordinary Iranians, learned how to squawk and squawk loudly.

This is probably one of the decisive conflicts of our generation; a pro-freedom revolt in one of the main bastions of fundamentalist intolerance in the middle east would be an perhaps destabilising step in the region but would nevertheless deal a major blow to those who see Iran as a powerhouse able to resist modernity through strength of arms.

As ever, the world watches.