PRO- AND ANTI-GOVERNMENT MARCHERS face off in Tehran. “Witnesses reported that demonstrators chanting anti-government slogans had taken complete control of Tehran’s expansive Seventh of Tir Square. Video posted to YouTube showed thousands of others holding up green ribbons and rallying peacefully in Tehran, Esfahan and Shiraz. Late in the morning came reports of tear gas being fired into crowds in the capital, but they could not be confirmed.”

It’s a sad commentary on a society where you need eyewitness reports and web video to find out about a huge anti-government march.