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The proposed Sunni trilateral alliance—if it moves beyond political protocol—represents a new regional alignment capable of reshaping the map of alliances in the Middle East. The three states possess notable complementary capacities across economic, military, political, and demographic domains, as well as an ideological dimension, represented by Sunni Islam, the largest religious component in the Islamic world.
Iran is facing the most severe and complex existential threat since the Iranian Revolution led by Ayatollah Khomeini in 1979. The ongoing protest in Iran that has persisted for more than two weeks, resulting in hundreds of deaths and injuries, is escalating rapidly within an exceptionally sensitive geopolitical context. While these protests are not unprecedented, Iran has been subjected to many protests and faced with lethal repression as well. However, what differentiated the current protest and made it dangerous is its convergence with the gradual collapse of Iranian power and deterrence internally and externally. These pillars has consituted the base of Iran's security doctrine and a core source for its domestic legitimacy.
The terrorist attack carried out by Navid Akram and his father, which resulted in the killing of 15 Jewish individuals celebrating Hanukkah on Bondi Beach in Sydney, marked a dangerous turning point in Australia’s security and political landscape.
For some, the homeland is a space of employment and opportunity; for others, it is an enduring emotional anchor—a quiet heartbeat marked by longing, memory, and attachment that time and distance fail to erase. It is the place of birth, the field of childhood games, and the site of first social bonds. Despite persistent economic, social, and political challenges, the homeland retains a privileged position in the consciousness of expatriates. It remains the primary emotional refuge, reference point, and source of identity.
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