Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- September 24, 2018

Chase Winter, DW: Attack on Iranian military parade may harden domestic and regional policies

A deadly attack on an Iranian military parade demonstrates the country is internally vulnerable. Analysts say the regime is likely to respond with a tougher line at home and in the wider region.

A deadly attack on an Iranian military parade may strengthen hard-liners in the country and send already heightened tensions across the Middle East soaring, as Tehran points its finger at the United States and its Gulf Arab allies.

The rare attack claimed by Arab separatists killed 12 Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) members and 13 others in the southwestern city of Ahvaz, capital of oil-rich Khuzestan province, which is home to Shiite Iran's Sunni Arab minority. It was the deadliest attack in the country in nearly a decade.

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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- September 24, 2018

Iranian Regime Change Advocates Are Licking Their Chops -- Curt Mills, National Interest

Iran fears plot by US and its Gulf allies as pressure grows -- Jon Gambrell, AP

Iran's Duplicitous Foreign Policy Power Plays -- Jason Brodsky, National Interest

Iran’s politics go topsy-turvy, 40 years after revolution -- Jon Gambrell, AP

An Unlikely Alliance in Syria Comes Under Strain -- Krishnadev Calamur, The Atlantic

Saudi Arabia is at its least stable in 50 years -- Bruce Riedel, Al-Monitor

Could political agreement between North and South Korea actually defuse tensions? -- Mike Yeo, Defense News

What 'Denuclearization' Means to Kim Jong-un -- Rod Lyon, The Strategist

How and when to end the Korean War -- Christopher Steinitz, The Hill

As West recoils, China surges south in Myanmar -- Bertil Lintner, Asia Times

Ex-Maldives President Nasheed: 'Opposition victory resets ties with India' -- Shamil Shams, DW

India wins, China loses in Maldives election -- Bertil Lintner, Asia Times

China rolls out a white paper and not a white flag in US trade war -- Gordon Watts, Asia Time

China’s Interference in U.S. Politics Is Just Beginning -- Josh Rogin, Washington Post

Trade wars: Is Trump lining up Japan next? -- AFP

The linguistic dividing lines in Quebec politics remain nearly perfectly intact -- Konrad Yakabuski, Globe and Mail

Trudeau's high-tax, high-deficit, low-growth plan is doomed -- Conrad Black, National Post