Two pieces on Iran worth noting. In the New York Times, Robert F. Worth carries a quote from a woman on the streets of Tehran: “’They should get rid of all this ‘death to, death to’ — death to what?’ said a middle-aged woman marching with her two daughters. ‘On the one hand they shout ‘Death to America’ and on the other hand they go and make deals with them.’” On RCW, Meir Javedanfar makes this observation: ”As the demonstrations and the crackdown continues, the loss of faith and credibility has started to permeate to foreign policy as well. It has now become a potent tool in the hands of the opposition. This is yet another crack in an important pillar which Khamenei uses to maintain the balance of his regime.”