Some Iranians fear the regime is now more entrenched – and ready for revenge

(Fergal Keane – BBC) They are still there. There is no evading the simple fact. Everywhere the people walk. Wherever they drive. Whenever they switch on the television. The faces of assassinated leaders, and those of new rulers, dominate the public space. Protests have come and gone. A war. Then a ceasefire. But the regime of the Islamic Republic has endured. In fact, according to Iranians the BBC has spoken to inside the country, far from being weakened the regime is more deeply embedded. And it is in a vengeful mood. Sana and Diako – not their real names – are a young couple living in Tehran. They are middle class, educated, the kind of people who want to see the end of hardline religious rule. To tell their story it is necessary to exclude so many of the details that might give you an idea of their characters and lives. This is because such details can be used by the regime to track people who dare speak freely to the foreign media. – Deepening fear for some in Iran as regime shows no sign of compromise