Sticky Negotiations

Day 691, 08:10 • Published in Iran Iran • by Rugian

Another week ends in violence. In the course of a few hours, the country has seen rebellions in several provinces, from the Far East to southern Asia. Fortunately the army was prepared, and the government swiftly sought the assistance of allied states. At the moment, none of the revolts seem destined to succeed, although it is too early to say for certain.

The first fighting erupted in Pyongan yesterday, with American SEALs suddenly attempting to seize the regional capital. This is typical behavior by EDEN, and it was not unexpected. Any country that does not surrender to them is, in their eyes, a legitimate target, and more such attacks are likely to happen in the future. As long as the army remains prepared to handle any similar infiltrations, such unwarranted attacks will only end in failure.

The situation in India is a bit more complex. Apparently hoping to catch the Iranian military unawares while they were focused on Pyongan, Indian terrorist groups began attacking cities in Northern India and Uttar Predesh. Interestingly, this comes at a time when the new Indian government was entering into negotiations with Iran over a possible consensual handover of historically Indian provinces. Indian state officials have denied any involvement in the attacks and have reaffirmed their preference for a peaceful solution. If this is the case, the pro-Indian revolts come at a particularly bad time for India.

Wars of "resistance" will happen. When they are begun by EDEN would-be saboteurs, there is little to be done other than to crush them. In the case of India however, the government has some more options. India should agree to attempt to minimize any support for terrorist organizations operating in Iranian territory. An act like this would help to reaffirm India's commitment to peace in the eyes of Iranians and would go a long way at the negotiating table.

Those Iranians who have not yet fought to defend the country and wish to do so may go here:

*Pyongan
*Uttar Predesh
*Northern India