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1.    Common Security Front of the World

Today, the security of regions and countries has ceased to be a purely regional issue and has become a matter of global confrontations. The most recent example is the war between the US and Israel on one side, and Iran on the other. On Iran’s side, there are Russia and China, as well as Palestine, Yemen, and Lebanon. On the US-Israel side, however, the US’s allies have abandoned it. But the fact that Europe and other “allies” have also abandoned the US shows that they too are part of the war and security equation. The losing and weakening side of this equation is the US and Israel.

The US and Israeli attack on Iran is such a security issue that everyone from the US to China is involved in this confrontation, and everyone has taken a position in a corner of the war because they see it as their own security problem. Those who use weapons, those who supply weapons, those who launch missiles, those who are hit by missiles, those who take positions in the field of diplomacy, those who betray their allies, those who mediate—everyone is in the equation. This situation is not unique to Iran’s security. In our time, the security problem has now transcended national and regional borders and, so to speak, has engulfed the entire globe.

We have a global confrontation wherever there is a security problem in the world. In this respect, Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua, Canada, Greenland, Eastern Europe, the northern Black Sea, the Aegean, the Eastern Mediterranean, Cyprus, Libya, Syria, Palestine, Lebanon, Yemen, the Red Sea, Iran, the Strait of Hormuz, Sudan, Kashmir, the Taiwan Strait, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea—all these regions and countries individually are actually battlegrounds in a global confrontation.

2.    Security Boundaries of the South Caucasus

The same is true for security in the South Caucasus. Global alignments are reflected in the South Caucasus. Iran, already a dominant state in the region, is currently involved in and on the front lines of the war.

Iran’s war against US imperialism and Israel is also for the security of the South Caucasus. As Iran wins, the South Caucasus wins. As Iran wins, West Asia and the world win. Yemen, Palestine, Lebanon, and Hezbollah are not located in the Caucasus region, but they are also sacrificing their lives for the security of the Caucasus. Their heroism is for all of humanity and for peace.

The front line of South Caucasus security today lies in the Strait of Hormuz, the Red Sea, the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, and the Eastern Mediterranean.

3.    The Security Formula for the South Caucasus: Three Plus Three

The South Caucasus countries have devised a formula to solve the security problem of the region, West Asia, and the world: Three Plus Three.  

The first trio, going from north to south, are Russia, Türkiye, and Iran, which are powerful and leading countries in the region.

The second trio, again counting from north to south, are Georgia, Azerbaijan, and Armenia, countries that have a say in the future of the region.

Three Plus Three is the only solution that, in addition to ensuring security in the South Caucasus, will stop US-Israeli aggression in West Asia and prevent processes that could lead to a World War.

4.    The First Success in Security and Peace in the Caucasus:

Resolution of the Azerbaijan-Armenia Conflict

The first and fundamental task of security in the South Caucasus is identifying the threat.

The threat facing the South Caucasus, the threat facing West Asia, and indeed the threat facing the world, are all within the same scope.

Today, humanity faces a global threat, similar to that of the Second World War. Trump has donned Hitler’s boots.

The South Caucasus achieved its first success against this threat by resolving the Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict. At the end of the 44-Day War (September 20 – November 10, 2020), Azerbaijan liberated its occupied territories and secured Armenia’s participation in regional security. Türkiye and Russia played their part in achieving this outcome. Indeed, Tayyip Erdoğan acknowledged this fact with his statement, “Without Putin, the Karabakh War could not have been won.” 

At the end of the 44-Day War, the United States and France were left with no territory in the Caucasus to establish a foothold. Although Armenia emerged defeated from the war, it gained the conditions to coexist with the countries of the region. Everyone’s land belonged to them. The countries of the region would stand with their neighbours, not with the transatlantic threat targeting the South Caucasus. The 44-Day War opened the door to this development. Armenia accepted the reality of neighbourliness. Thus, the 44-Day War became the first significant step towards bringing peace, security, and stability to the South Caucasus.

However, Armenia’s contribution is necessary for this step to continue. Pashinyan is currently taking some correct steps regarding Türkiye, but he is not seeing them through to the end. The Turkish government, on the other hand, is failing to develop policies that will draw Armenia into cooperation within the framework of the Three Plus Three Platform. To elevate this cooperation to a higher level and ensure security and lasting peace in the region, it has become critically important for Azerbaijan and Armenia to sign a peace treaty in the near future. 

While Pashinyan has recently turned towards friendship with South Caucasus countries, he has not completely freed himself from US influence. His stance on the “Trump Route” project is the latest example. Bringing Armenia into the regional security framework is the task before the Three Plus Three Platform.

5.    Second Success: An Alliance of Russia, Iran, and China Formed and Won the War.

One of the testing grounds of the Caucasus front is the Iranian front, where we see both Russia and the People’s Republic of China actively supporting Iran. The People’s Republic of China, yes, is five thousand kilometres away from the South Caucasus, but in the existing equation, it is on the side of security and peace for the Caucasus countries. Iran’s determination and self-reliance are certainly decisive in the fight against US imperialism and Israel, but in the initial stages of the war, Iran’s success is undoubtedly due in part to Yemen and Hezbollah’s resistance in Lebanon, and especially to Russia and China. The formation of an Iran + Russia + China alliance in West Asia has a function of preventing the spread of the war and, moreover, of halting the processes leading to a World War.   

6.    The Türkiye-Russia-China-Iran Alliance (TRCI) is Crucial and Urgent.

Whether it’s called an alliance or a suitable name is found, the Türkiye + Russia + China + Iran Alliance (TRCI) is a necessity; it is unavoidable and urgent. This solution is not a choice, it is the only option. The equation established on a global and regional scale necessitates the TRCI Alliance. There is no other option for security, peace, and economic cooperation in the South Caucasus.

The People’s Republic of China is part of the Alliance due to its stance on Iran’s resistance. The US has embarked on adventures to gain control of China’s energy resources in West Asia, which it considers its main enemy. In response, the People’s Republic of China is actively allied with Iran, including under its nuclear umbrella.

The only partner in the Alliance that is not currently involved is Türkiye who is on the way.

7.    Türkiye urgently needs to consolidate its position within the alliance.

Türkiye, by participating in the Three Plus Three platform in the South Caucasus alongside Russia and Iran, has defined its position both regionally and globally.

Türkiye urgently needs to secure its position within the Three Plus Three platform for its independence, security, territorial integrity, energy security, and production economy. Because the threat comes from the US-Israel Evil Alliance. Türkiye’s NATO membership does not change the confrontation.

Looking at the last 40 years: US imperialism, together with Israel, has been at the forefront of armed actions aimed at dividing Türkiye. The strategic goal of the US and Israel in our region is to establish a second Israeli statelet under the name of “Kurdistan”.

US imperialism, by invading Iraq in early 1991 and spring 2003, began establishing a second Israeli statelet in the north under the name of “Kurdistan”. The attempt to dismember Syria by force in 2011 was the second step, followed by the overthrow of the Ba’ath regime in Syria in December 2024. Throughout this process, the US and Israel supported the PKK and most recently launched a war against Iran. All these hostile actions took place while Türkiye was a NATO member.

This is a crucial lesson: Iran, which is not a NATO member, was able to protect its homeland and security. Türkiye, a NATO member, is under threat from the US the patron of NATO and Israel.

The US is already part of an alliance targeting Türkiye. The entire world has witnessed the US, Israel, and Greece’s Noble Dina and Nemesis military drills in the Eastern Mediterranean. The names of these drills are taken from revenge stories in the Bible and Greek mythology. The US, Israel, and Greece are amassing military forces in Southern Cyprus and the Aegean islands. The bases the US has established on the Greek coast are well-known. Their guns are pointed at Türkiye. In the NATO exercise in Alexandroupolis in May 2025, they virtually crossed the Maritsa River. The land they plan to enter by crossing the Maritsa River is Turkish territory! 

Considering these facts, the fact that MHP leader Devlet Bahçeli persistently brings up the idea of ​​a Türkiye-Russia-China-Iran alliance serves as an early warning for Türkiye and our region.

Türkiye’s recourse to joint security measures with Russia, Iran, and China is inevitable. This is because Türkiye needs allies with a strong navy and nuclear weapons, especially against the US-led, Cyprus-focused armed threat in the Eastern Mediterranean.

Furthermore, to emerge from the economic crisis through a Production Revolution, Türkiye must cooperate with Russia, Iran, and China. Our energy security lies with Russia and Iran, alongside Azerbaijan and Iraq. Our largest trading partners are Russia and China. Our strongest investment partner is China. Modern civilization is no longer in the Atlantic, but in Asia. The Turkic states are also gathering in Asia, in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and BRICS.

Türkiye will resist the cultural degeneration, individualism, selfishness, self-interest, violence, genderlessness, and unnatural gender orientations imposed from the West, as well as all forms of decay and alienation, by cooperating with Iran, Russia, and China, and will develop its national revolutionary culture. All these facts necessitate a Türkiye + Russia + Iran + China alliance, moving from West to East.

Today, the most important event affecting the balances of West Asia and the Caucasus, and indeed the global balance, is Türkiye’s separation from the Atlantic system and its positioning within the Rising Asian Civilization. This process is essential. Because Türkiye can only rebuild its weakened national state, under the conditions of the Atlantic system, and become a strong state within the framework of the Türkiye-Russia-Iran-China alliance.

This process is inevitable. This is why the US-Israel evil alliance is surrounding Türkiye with armed bases.

8.    The Alliance That Determines the Fate of Humanity

The Türkiye + Russia + China + Iran Alliance (TRCI) is essential not only for the security of the South Caucasus but also for the security of the world.

The TRCI Alliance determines the fate of humanity beyond the Caucasus.

The only solution to prevent a regional war in West Asia lies in the TRCI Alliance.

Furthermore, the only solution to prevent a Third World War is the TRCI Alliance.

Therefore, the TRCI is essential and urgent not only for those forming the alliance, but also for all states that do not want war and for all of humanity that desires peace. This is where the unstoppable power of the TRCI comes from. All states that do not want war and all of humanity that desires peace ultimately constitute the latent power of this alliance.

9.    Security and Cooperation Lie on the Horizon of the South Caucasus

In our fairy tales, the solution always lies in the emerald in the mouth of the serpent living beyond the Mount Kaf.

The heroes of our fairy tales kill the serpent and take the emerald from its mouth in order to win the heart of the Fairy King’s daughter.

This time, it is not a fairy tale, but developments that nourish our hopes on the horizons of the Caucasus, West Asia, and our world.

The reign of the dollar has collapsed. States capable of rivalling the armed forces of the US have emerged in the world. Europe is rebelling against US dictatorship. The end of US hegemony is in sight.

Imperialist capitalist civilization is unable to respond to the demands of humanity, represents reaction, has entered a deep crisis, and is sinking.

A new civilization is rising from Asia.

The crisis in the imperialist economies of the US and Europe is deepening. The EU is disintegrating. In Germany and France, the leaders of Europe, pro-Asia parties are about to come to power.

The NATO Summit to be held in Ankara in July will be the funeral of NATO.

Iran, Russia, and China have successfully emerged from the first phase of the war against the US.

Hamas in Gaza, Hezbollah in Lebanon, and the Houthis in Yemen are writing epics in their war against the US-Israel evil alliance.

Türkiye has been breaking the Atlantic chain since 2014, when we, under the leadership of the Vatan Party, demolished the Silivri Wall and crushed the July 15-16, 2016 coup attempt with the unity of the Army and the Nation.

Türkiye’s armed forces have neutralized the PKK terrorist organization, which is under the control of the US and Israel, forcing it to disband and lay down its arms.

Under these circumstances, security and cooperation lie on the horizon for the South Caucasus.