Afghan President Hamid Karzai will remain in office for another term after his main challenger, Abdullah Abdullah, pulled out of a scheduled runoff election. We talk with Tony Karon, senior editor at Time, for a look at what this means for the U.S. relationship with Karzai and the larger strategy for the war in Afghanistan.

For almost a week now, the protests in Iran have topped the news headlines. Thousands of protesters have filled the streets while others fill university halls to hear the Ayatollah. Where is this crisis heading? Tony Karon is the Senior Editor at Time.com and he’s come up with four different scenarios that could resolve the crisis in Iran.