[SauronOfMordor]

As the previous post stated, the regime is planning on making an example of the jailed protesters with a large number of public executions being planned for Friday.

The regime is making a "French Revolution"-style uprising inevitable. I think they hope to flush out some of the hard-core on Friday, with hopes of some trying rescue attempts.

[ken5050]

You're correct..this COULD be the tipping point...open civil war....howver...the opposition to the mullahs ( the *)% of the Iranians) could announce a provisional government, and appeal to the US to help to prevent them from being slaughtered...and, BTW, the US has a "few" troops nearby, in case no one's noticed...