CNN: ‘Definitely a Lot of Anger Towards the U.S. on the Ground,’ ‘Iran Still Has Very Much Has Its Grip on Power’

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PLEITGEN: “There were a lot of people who came to us and made a point of screaming ‘death to America,’ towards our position. So there’s definitely a lot of anger towards the United States on the ground, among the hardline supporters here of the — of the governing structure. But at the same time, you can definitely feel that the authorities are trying to project the fact that they are still in control of the situation here on the ground. And one thing that I think is definitely worth adding is the amount of security forces that we’re seeing on the ground here, the checkpoints, but also the amount of security forces that we saw at this — at this event earlier today, which also clearly shows domestically that the state here is still very much capable and still has, very much has its grip on power — Erin.”