Syrian Pres. Meets With Demonstrators; Possible Iran Connection to Syrian Gov.

The US State Department believes that Iran has been helping the Syrian government put down protests.  This claim was denied by both Iranian and Syrian governments.  The State Department says that Iran may have been helping Syria control crowds of demonstrators and using Facebook to track down the organizers of the demonstrations.

The President Bashar al-Assad of Syria met with protestors today.  There are reports saying that the meetings were positive, but these reports have not been confirmed.  The real test will come tomorrow.  Friday has traditionally been a day of increased protest activity.