From Banafsheh Zand-Bonazzi, an embarrassing failure of Tehran's intentions:
Millions of Iranians boycotted, today, government sponsored rallies against the war in Iraq and the fighting in Najaf. Most Iranians ignored repeated government requests, or demands from the regime's leaders and the Office of Islamic Propagation by staying home, or taking short trips using Friday to enjoy rather than sharing the concerns of the shaky theocracy.The Islamic regime was only able to coerce limited numbers into the center Tehran streets and some main Iranian cities. A few thousand and some smaller groups of professional demonstrators composed mainly of Bassij and foreign Islamists were were all that the Mullahs could motivate to support their demands. Last week the regime quietly let pass its fiasco of not being able to successfully promote an earlier "popular" demonstration against U.S. led Coalition members that was also ignored by most Iranians.
Read it for yourself. Iran's theocratic leaders have no greater enemy than the Iranian population itself.