Iran's rulers are clearly baiting the west for reactions
A short time ago CNN TV did a "breaking" that the Iranians are broadcasting a "confession" by imprisoned Newsweek reporter Maziar Bahari. I can't find anything on the net on it yet, but here's the June 21 story of his arrest.
See also at the New York Times website: Europe Weighs Withdrawing Envoys From Tehran, by Alan Cowell and Stephen Castel, 1:52 PM ET today: Diplomats said that the European Union is considering pulling out all 27 ambassadors in a dispute over Iran's detention of local personnel from the British Embassy. There's conflicting on that, as the Times' The Lede reported at 9:25am that that may have been resolved.
Their primary intended audience is domestic, of course, as they are trying to keep complete control, save their Islamic experiment, or whatever. But it seems they would like some Great Satans to play the game with them and will keep trying.











