Iranians carry the coffin of General Nur-Ali Shushtari, deputy commander of the Revolutionary Guards ground forces. Photo AFPIran's Biggest Worry: Growing Ethnic Conflict -- Time Magazine
The Iranian regime has a problem, and it's not a velvet revolution or Israel's threat to bomb its nuclear facilities. No, what really keeps the mullahs up at night is the specter of ethnic and sectarian conflict — more attacks like the bombing on Oct. 18 in the remote southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchistan, which killed 42 people, including five senior officers of the Revolutionary Guards Corps. The country's leaders cannot help but worry that the same divisions ripping apart Afghanistan and Pakistan are about to visit them.
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COMMENTARIES, OPINIONS, AND ANALYSIS
The hidden costs of the nuke deal with Iran -- Michael Singh, Foreign Policy
A second chance for Hamid Karzai, but also one for the Taliban -- David Blair, The Telegraph
Afghan Runoff Is a Chilling Prospect -- Simon Tisdall, The Guardian
Our Last Chance to Do Right By Afghanistan -- Tom Coghlan, The Times
Nobody Wins in the Afghan Runoff Election -- Rajan Menon, L.A. Times
Is There a Middle Way? -- Stephen Biddle, The New Republic
Afpak Progress -- Wall Street Journal editorial
China opens a new front in Kashmir -- Sudha Ramachandran, Asia Times
India, China and water security -- Ananth Krishnan, The Hindu
Burma, Bangladesh Border Build-Up -- Simon Roughneen, ISN
Why We Need to Test Nuclear Weapons -- Sen. Jon Kyl, Wall Street Journal
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