When they ask to have the protests stopped, they are seeking safety for their citizens from the vigilantes that murdered people. They are carrying through with their promise to the Iranian people. I don't believe the protests are 'causing' them to carry through with their promise.
I sincerely believe they are concerned about the people of their nation and the choices in their government. I do not believe the Iranian leadership is being sinister. A Holy Man is a Holy Man and there are higher powers they answer to in all instances. I believe patience is still paramount to the outcome.
...The warning, on the Guards’ Web site, was issued despite an admission by Iran’s most senior panel of election monitors that the number of votes cast in 50 cities exceeded the actual number of voters, according to a state television report two days after the country’s supreme leader pronounced the ballot to be fair....
Iran's former president, Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, in Tehran in April.
Former President Rafsanjani is an interesting character. He openly states he is also concerned. That cannot be dismissed either. I believe there are people involved in this 'post-election' review that will see this effort through. I am concerned for everyone's safety. They are all very brave people to confront such a volitile issue, but, the more transparency there is, the safer it is for all the people of Iran, including their leadership on both sides of the voting validation problem. I am somewhat heartened by the progess taking place in Iran.
