Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/still-simmering-political-tensions-resurface-in-iran Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Transcript Iranians returned to the streets of Tehran Thursday to protest a disputed presidential vote. Analysts assess the latest developments. Read the Full Transcript Notice: Transcripts are machine and human generated and lightly edited for accuracy. They may contain errors. JIM LEHRER: Now the views of Karim Sadjadpour, an associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. He previously worked in Iran for the International Crisis Group.And Trita Parsi, president of the National Iranian American Council and author of "Treacherous Alliance: The Secret Dealings of Iran, Israel, and the United States."Mr. Sadjadpour, first, how do you read today's protests? What's the meaning of them, do you think?KARIM SADJADPOUR, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace: Well, this was the 10th anniversary of the 1999 student protests, and they're celebrated on an annual basis in Iran. And I think it underscores, again, the depth of people's sense of injustice and people's sense of outrage, given what transpired three weeks ago at the election results.No one expected the scale of these protests to be similar to what we saw a few weeks ago, but still we saw by eyewitness accounts several thousand people throughout the city. And, again, I think it underscores people's sense of outrage, but also the bravery and the great courage of the Iranian people. JIM LEHRER: Can you add anything based on your information that you got today as to the extent of these protests, Mr. Parsi?TRITA PARSI, president, National Iranian American Council: They seem to have been throughout the city, but in smaller numbers. What the government has done is try to make sure that they prevent people from being able to gather in very, very large numbers.But, nevertheless, the most important point I think is that people still went out, even though they knew the consequences. They've seen what has been happening to other protestors.And I think it shows that, as the president pointed out, the dust has not settled in Iran. The protest movement, the dissent of the ordinary people that believe that the elections were stolen, that has not lied down. This is not something that has ended. JIM LEHRER: What are they protesting? You think they're still protesting the election, or is there something more involved here, the whole rule of the government at this point?