Regime stability in Iran has become mantra among a wide range of foreign policy analysts and diplomats who argue for immediate and comprehensive U.S. engagement with the Islamic Republic. Some reconsideration may be due: In explaining Iran’s 20-fold increase in its security budget, Iran’s Deputy Interior Minister said the increase was necessary to ward off possible instability in the country. An open question to every U.S. journalist should be what are the sources of instability (and how come they are not being more openly reported).