There has been no sign that they will back down. At least Mr. Khamenei has said nothing that we can interpret that there will be change in the policies.

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There are concerns to keep the situation calm. We have received orders not even to have headlines saying the case has been sent to the Security Council. Although the situation is very critical, they want to pretend that everything is normal. They do not want to show the country is coming under pressure and lose their supporters.

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