Iran makes no secret of their desire to control, either directly or by proxy, as many countries in the Middle East as they can. The pressure they will be able to use against those regimes which resist, through nuclear weapons will, in effect make it impossible for any country to say no to Iranian support. It is no wonder that Iran supports the turmoil in Egypt, and sees the opportunity to influence the outcome.
Iran is a threat to all the ME countries, and by putting it's Shia hand into the affairs of those countries, and affecting change benefitting Islamic Shiia doctrine, we will see escalating violence, and expansionist rhetoric dramatically expand.
Egypt is in the throes of a revolution. The last thing needed is Iranian interference.
From Ynet News Jan 29
Iranian leaders hope for Islamic republic in Egypt
Iranian leaders expressed satisfaction with the anti-government protests in Egypt, with one leader saying he believes the protesters were inspired by the revolution in his country in 1979.
“Today, as a result of the gifts of the Islamic revolution in Iran, freedom-loving Islamic peoples such as the peoples of Tunisia, Egypt and nearby Arab countries are standing up to their oppressive governments,” the New York Times quoted Ayatollah Mohammad-Taghi Mesbah-Yazdi as saying.
He congratulated the Egyptian people, saying their actions were "based on the principles" of the Islamic revolution.
Western officials fear Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will be replaced by a hardline cleric similar to the ayatollahs in Iran, like the Muslim Brotherhood opposition party, which also gave rise to Hamas.
Mohammad-Javad Larijani, secretary general of the Iranian High Council for Human Rights and a conservative leader, also voiced a positive opinion. "In my opinion, the Islamic Republic of Iran should see these events without exception in a positive light," he said.
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Iran is a threat to all the ME countries, and by putting it's Shia hand into the affairs of those countries, and affecting change benefitting Islamic Shiia doctrine, we will see escalating violence, and expansionist rhetoric dramatically expand.
Egypt is in the throes of a revolution. The last thing needed is Iranian interference.
From Ynet News Jan 29
Iranian leaders hope for Islamic republic in Egypt
Clerics say protests against Mubarak government were inspired by 1979 revolution in Iran
Iranian leaders expressed satisfaction with the anti-government protests in Egypt, with one leader saying he believes the protesters were inspired by the revolution in his country in 1979.
“Today, as a result of the gifts of the Islamic revolution in Iran, freedom-loving Islamic peoples such as the peoples of Tunisia, Egypt and nearby Arab countries are standing up to their oppressive governments,” the New York Times quoted Ayatollah Mohammad-Taghi Mesbah-Yazdi as saying.
He congratulated the Egyptian people, saying their actions were "based on the principles" of the Islamic revolution.
Western officials fear Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will be replaced by a hardline cleric similar to the ayatollahs in Iran, like the Muslim Brotherhood opposition party, which also gave rise to Hamas.
Mohammad-Javad Larijani, secretary general of the Iranian High Council for Human Rights and a conservative leader, also voiced a positive opinion. "In my opinion, the Islamic Republic of Iran should see these events without exception in a positive light," he said.
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