UN says North Korea needs food aid, not politics: What We're Reading Now
Oct 21, 2011

IRAN
Iran to soon move nuclear material to bunker - sources
Fredrik Dahl, Reuters - October 21, 2011
Iran plans to soon start moving nuclear material to an underground site for the pursuit of sensitive atomic activities, diplomatic sources say, a move likely to add to Western fears about Tehran's intentions.

Tehran's Domestic Discontents
Ray Takeyh, NYT (op-ed) - October 21, 2011
Iran’s response to Washington’s accusations that Tehran was involved in a bizarre assassination plot on U.S. soil discloses more about the Islamic Republic than its maladroit penchant toward violence.

NORTH KOREA
NK to hold onto nukes after Gadhafi fall
Kim Young-jin, The Korea Times - October 21, 2011
As the world reacted to the death of ousted Libyan strongman Moammar Gadhafi, the North Korean people on Friday were predictably deprived of the news, with state media making no mention of the grisly demise of one of leader Kim Jong-il’s shrinking list of fellow dictators.

UN says North Korea needs food aid, not politics
AP - October 21, 2011
Wealthier countries need to put aside politics to help millions of North Koreans going hungry from food shortages, the U.N.' top relief official said Friday, renewing an appeal for assistance that has largely gone unmet.