One of the most significant outcomes of the Arab Spring was the re-awakening of the Shiite-Sunni conflict that had been asleep for centuries. To prevent the Shiite Bashar Assad regime from toppling, Iran pushed the Shiite militia forward, claiming that their holy sites were in danger. Iran's only aim here was to strengthen its hegemony. Paying no attention to human life or honor in Aleppo, the world just calmly watches while the city becomes the “tragedy of the century.”