Mr. Trump has posted several Twitter messages supporting the protesters, saying the United States will come to their aid at the right time. In 2011, the leaders of the protest — Mr. Moussavi, his wife, Zahra Rahnavard, and Mr. Karroubi — were placed under house arrest without a trial. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyMany have since grown disillusioned with Mr. Rouhani, even after his re-election this year. Yet, no matter how sour their feelings about Mr. Rouhani, most reform-minded people in Tehran are sticking by him. One of the best-known figures to join the 2009 protests, a potentially career-threatening decision, Mrs. Rashidi says she has no interest in joining the current protests.

Source: New York Times January 03, 2018 09:16 UTC