'The Berlin Wall Moment' in Iran; US Keeps Pressure on Mullahs; Khamenei Defiant (So Far)

<![CDATA[Thirty-six years ago, the world changed just because people who had suffered decades of oppression realized they could free themselves. Many factors contributed to the fall of the Berlin Wall fell in November 1989 – the slow collapse of Soviet control, the Russian failures of Afghanistan and Chernobyl, and even fax machines became contributing factors. The catalyst for freeing eastern Europe from the Iron Curtain, however, was the ordinary Berliners who defied murderous security forces to topple what could no longer stand.]]>