get more on this now from dr walter posher is middle east research at the german institute for international and security affairs thanks very much indeed for joining us so the e.u. declined the offer this month and now it looks like russia isn't going either what kind of message is this sending to iran. well i think the more important message was the one iran sent out to the world it was i think the remains half expected such and such a reaction because there is nothing which can substitute inspections higher but the iranians wanted to show two things to their own domestic public that this we are ready to negotiate we want to negotiate and negotiating actually is a good thing so transparency is something this is an important message lesser to what the international community but. the domestic public you have to see it but the second step the iranians did it again to which their own public namely to boost . the blast about their own new newly achieved technological progress which is not true but again it sends a message to do also of course inside iran who are highly critical of any engagement with the internatio

for tha i am joined by an middle east expert from the swp german institute for international and security affairs you for being with us. the protests still lack a political leader. you think that mohammad el- baradei as the man to lead the transition? >> well, he could be the man to lead the transition, and that is the main difference between the situation in egypt now and tunisia sundays ago. they do have an alternative. they do have a credible alternative, and a person who is highly reputed in the international arena. and that is -- that could serve as an encouragement to the opposition in egypt. >> until now, the police have been dealing with the protests. what role do you think the army can play? >> well, the army does play a role behind the scenes. we have seen in tunisia that the loss of support, army support, led to the downfall of the regime. as it seems, the army still stands behind hosni mubarak, and if the situation deteriorates, it is possible that the army will intervene. as it seems right now, it is more likely that it will intervene on the side of hosni mubarak, rather than against

for that, i am joined by an middle east expert from the swp german institute for international and security affairsyou for being with us. the protests still lack a political leader. you think that mohammad el- baradei as the man to lead the transition? >> well, he could be the man to lead the transition, and that is the main difference between the situation in egypt now and tunisia sundays ago. they do have an alternative. they do have a credible alternative, and a person who is highly reputed in the international arena. and that is -- that could serve as an encouragement to the opposition in egypt. >> until now, the police have been dealing with the protests. what role do you think the army can play? >> well, the army does play a role behind the scenes. we have seen in tunisia that the loss of support, army support, led to the downfall of the regime. as it seems, the army still stands behind hosni mubarak, and if the situation deteriorates, it is possible that the army will intervene. as it seems right now, it is more likely that it will intervene on the side of hosni mubarak, rather than against