This is interesting as a way to gauge what the state of play is in Tehran:
Scandinavian media are reporting that a high-ranking Iranian diplomat in Norway has resigned over the recent clampdowns on anti-government protesters in Iran.
"It was the Iranian authorities' treatment of demonstrators during the Christmas week that made me realize I couldn't continue," Mohammed Reza Heydari was quoted as saying in a report by Norwegian broadcaster NRK.
I have to say I'm surprised by the sensitivity of the Iranian people and elite to prisoner abuse and torture. If only America's elites were as principled.
The Dish 