00:01A tense standoff at a university in Tehran. On the right, students who are
00:06demanding change. On the other side, waving flags, are supporters of Ayatollah
00:11Khamenei. After insults, the groups fought. Similar clashes broke out on
00:19several campuses in the Iranian capital. Though the protests had died down, they
00:26started up again since universities reopened last Saturday. This clip filmed
00:31by a student shows protesters burning a flag of the Islamic Republic, a red line
00:36for authorities. To do so is to risk grave punishment. Nevertheless, they defied
00:44the rule, throwing tattered pieces of the flag at pro-regime supporters. And in an
00:54interview at her home, the students said that she was already protesting in
00:57January. And she didn't hesitate to rejoin the movement, despite the risks.
01:07When I burn the flag of the Islamic Republic, it brings me immense joy, both
01:11physically and mentally. The same goes for when I shout, death to dictators, to
01:19express all my anger at everything that we're enduring.
01:25According to France 2, there have been nine demonstrations at universities in
01:29Tehran, and six more in cities around the country. The mood is tense after
01:34January's crackdown on protesters, which, depending on the source, left between 7,000
01:39and more than 30,000 dead. Meanwhile, the threat of U.S. military intervention looms in
01:46the background. For this student protester, it's the very solution.
01:53American military intervention is absolutely necessary. It would be cooperation between the American
02:01army and the Iranian people to overthrow this regime.
02:06The CIA posted this message in Persian on its ex-account Wednesday to make contact with informants in the
02:12country. A move that could prove useful in both diplomacy and war.
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