Growing Shiite Unrest in Saudi Arabia

Unrest is simmering in Saudi Arabia's Shiite-concentrated, oil-rich Eastern Province following the deaths of three young Shia, allegedly at the hands of local police. With sectarian tensions already on the rise, not only in Saudi Arabia but in the wider region, an upcoming Shiite holiday from Nov. 26 to Dec. 5 could provide an opportunity for religious processions in eastern Saudi Arabia to take on a political dimension — a scenario that likely already has the Saudi kingdom on alert for signs of Iranian exploitation.