it almost sounds like an ultima ultima ultima ultima ultimateum. the rallies must stop? >> for those that do follow the supreme leader. it is surprising. he is known to stay above the fray. he doesn't want to get involved in personal conflicts. normally one would expect him to say there seems to be a problem, go and solve it. and this has been his way. it is surprising that in the speech, i thought he would focus on the turn out and the fact that the turnout is a testament to the legitimacy of the regime and the stuff that was made president. he went up supported president ahmadinejad, which he has been supporting, which is something that is rare, if you follow his actions. he has been supporting him. in some way, he has stuck his neck out. it is standing against a big portion of the iranian population, which again, as i said before is extremely rare to do that. i think more than anything, that signals a major risk internally. host: the continued resolution. the attempted resolution of iran's disputed elections is our topic for the better part of the hour. our guest baba