Iranian Australians share their pain amid shaky ceasefire with Israel

ABC NEWS (Australia)

Iranians living in Australia have expressed feelings of helplessness and guilt as they watch the unpredictable conflict between their home country and Israel. Many fear for the lives of their loved ones and some hope the conflict could lead to change for the country.

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00:00A Coffs Harbour mother worries for her daughter, a world away in Iran.

00:07Madia is stuck there, sheltering alongside her husband and three children.

00:13I fear that my daughter will die of stress and fear even before her house and family are bombed.

00:21Amina Pirouzi, an Afghan by birth, fled Iran 11 years ago with two of her children.

00:28By then, Madia was married and unable to join them.

00:33I plead to the Australian government to help my daughter flee as soon as possible.

00:39It's been two months and I can't take this anymore.

00:42I can't even go to work because of her situation.

00:46Brisbane couple Azin Nagibi and Hassan Arouji fled Iran in 2013

00:53and are members of the Royalist Iran Novan Party, which supports restoring the monarchy.

01:00They say while it's a terrifying time for their family in Tehran, they want to see the end of the Islamic regime.

01:09We love our country. We love whatever we had before.

01:14Sorry. Of course I get emotional.

01:18This is really heartbreaking that Iran is facing the war.

01:22The people don't deserve to live like that.

01:25But the hope is a lot greater than that.

01:29Newcastle resident Baha Chaichi also has loved ones in Iran.

01:34I think that that feeling of powerlessness is the most challenging thing that we are dealing with these days.

01:44A myriad of emotions for those with loved ones caught in the conflict.

01:50A myriad of emotions.

01:51A suffering from my concern.

01:52A myriad of emotions for the alten Thomas Development Mhmładic

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