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Last updated: 15 february, 2011 - 13:15 GMT

Iran unrest: What next for the opposition movement?

This photo, taken by an individual shows Iranian protestors attending an anti-government protest as a garbage can is set on fire, in Tehran, Iran, Monday, Feb. 14, 2011

Protests took place in several different locations across the country

Extra security forces are on the streets of Tehran today after anti-government protests on Monday.

Video posted on the internet clearly show demonstrators clashing violently with uniformed and plain-clothed police; some were chanting for the removal of Ayatollah Khamanei.

Professor Mohsen Milani is chair of the Department of Government and International Affairs at the University of South Florida in Tampa.

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First broadcast 15 February 2011

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