Iran’s World Cup Team Wears Green in Seoul

The team wore green wristbands until halftime, after which all but one player took them off for the second half. Apparently someone back home was not happy with their statement. They lost the match.

There are more marches in Tehran today, and Mousavi himself has called for a large rally tomorrow. This is putting great pressure on the clerical rulers, who have yet to drop the election result. My own opinion is that an obvious compromise would be a “recount” which declares last Friday’s vote close enough to lead on to a runoff. The downside to that is the potential for major fighting in the streets between supporters. There is about to be a shakeup, one way or another, in the top Iranian leadership, and I’m not talking about just the President.

Here is video from today’s peaceful opposition demonstration in Tehran, which involved many thousands.