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Iran's Ethnic Tinderbox
- The Washington Quarterly
- The MIT Press
- Volume 30, Number 1, Winter 2006-07
- pp. 181-190
- Article
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Only roughly one-half of Iran's people are ethnic Persians. Fueled by long-standing economic and cultural grievances against Tehran, unrest among ethnic minorities in places such as Khuzestan and Baluchistan is increasing. Does this internal strife threaten Tehran's control of its land and population?