Iran's Internal Front: The Brewing Storm Within Its Borders The current turmoil in Iran is not just a reflection of its troubled external relations, but also a harbinger of deeper internal fissures that threaten to destabilize the regime from within.
Recent arrests and clashes with armed groups have shed light on a complex dynamic where external support for ethnic militant groups exacerbates an already precarious security situation.
The Iranian authorities have long maintained that their military interventions in Syria, Iraq, and Yemen are aimed at countering Western backed "terrorist" groups seeking to destabilize the region.