Executive summary. -- I. Introduction. -- II. The "uprising of the thirsty". -- III. Sources of grievance. -- A. Mismanagement. -- B. Ethnic and gender discrimination. -- C. Environmental degradation. -- IV. Separatism and religious defiance. -- V. A bleak prognosis. -- VI. Conclusion. -- Appendices
Summary
Episodes of unrest in Iran often unfold similarly: the government nods to public concerns, but then resorts to repression, setting the stage for another confrontation between state and society. The pattern is clearest in peripheral provinces like Khuzestan, where a pressing grievance is water scarcity
