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US used Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood as a foreign policy tool.

Saeb Shaath

Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has called for unity among the Islamic countries saying that his country is ready for any kind of regional cooperation.

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Speaking to Iran’s Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi on the sidelines of the meeting of the Quartet Committee on Syria on Tuesday, Morsi noted that when people who follow wrong goals are united for achieving their objectives, why Muslims should not be united in facing global challenges. Morsi claimed that Iran’s support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s government ‘has hindered the promotion of the Tehran-Cairo ties.’ This is while analysts have repeatedly pointed to the fact that it is Egypt’s continued relations with the Israeli regime, not Iran’s support for the Syrian government and nation, that have impeded the development of the Iran-Egypt ties. Pundits also believe that Morsi’s decision to maintain Egypt’s ties with the Israeli regime is a continuation of ousted dictator Hosni Mubarak’s policies and runs contrary to the demands of the Egyptian people.

The Egyptian president, however, expressed his gratitude for Tehran’s successful hosting of the 16th Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit saying that Iran and Egypt are two great countries with historical civilizations and “there is no problem” between them.

Press TV has conducted an interview with Saeb Shaath, author and political commentator, to further discuss the issue. What follows is an approximate transcription of the interview.

Press TV: President Morsi says Iran’s support for the Syrian government actually harms ties between Tehran and Cairo. And meantime Iran says ties between Egypt and Israel is hurting Cairo’s relations with Tehran. How do you see it?

Shaath: If we look at the situation at the Gaza border as well, we can notice that Israel is very happy these days with Morsi’s seeing over Egypt. They see it as the best times, even better than Mubarak’s, since the Egyptian army destroyed most of the tunnels bringing the necessities of life to the Gazans; they tightened the siege around Gaza and made it harder.

This is what the Muslim Brotherhood government under Morsi brought to Gaza they see, I think, from here what they learned from the lesson of Hamas, when Hamas was denied to rule in Palestine since the Israelis refused to allow them to. So they tried to appease the Israelis by committing themselves more to the Camp David Agreement and they show on the ground their actions to secure Israel.

This is what Morsi is doing. On the other side of that, they are as a part of the global Muslim Brotherhood organization; they want to extend their sort of ambition to take over Syria since most of the non-national or non-patriotic opposition in Syria are Muslim Brotherhood and they all belong to one sort of an umbrella group which is supported by the United States of America. So they are trying to take over Syria and the Muslim Brotherhoods in Egypt are supporting that goal, they have deals and agreements done with the United States of America even before they won the election, during the revolution and the counterrevolution in Egypt.

So I am not surprised at all. I have always seen the Muslim Brotherhoods as a tailored fabric of the cold war which is made and tailored by the United States of America and they have been used as foreign policy tool of the United States of America to control and to counter as well the revolutionaries and progressive movements in the Arab world.

They have always been at that game, they will never change. That is the way they are, they tries to accumulate their political gains step by step.

I can compare here Iran after the Iranians’ revolution in 1979, they actually got a piece for the Palestinians they surrendered the Israeli Embassy in Iran, they gave it to the Palestinians as an Embassy that is a winning. They had never had a relationship after the revolution with Israel. They cancelled all the agreements of the Shah and the strategic alliance of the Shah with Israel.

But Morsi kept what Anwar al-Sadat has done, kept what Mubarak has done. So, in here, we can see where is the Egyptian government going, that is not a good thing, it is going to reflect itself on Cairo’s streets…. The Egyptian people will rise against that. Since they ..the Muslim Brotherhoods.. used the cause of Palestine heavily and used the cause of fighting Zionism heavily to win the election and the people will discover they have been lying all along.

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Fra Hughes, reporting back From Iran, as he attending the funeral service in Mashhad for martyred Leader Imam Ayatollah Ali Khamenei .

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Fra Hughes, reporting back From Iran, as he attending the funeral service in Mashhad for martyred Leader Imam Ayatollah Ali Khamenei .

Tens of millions of Iranians and devotees from across the world turned the funeral ceremonies for the martyred Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, into the largest procession the world has ever witnessed, according to a report.

The six-day grand farewell and burial rites for the revered Leader were held across five cities — Tehran, Qom, Najaf, Karbala, and Mashhad — drawing massive, passionate crowds that defied all previous records, the Fars News Agency reported.

The ceremonies included three days in Tehran, two days of public mourning at the Grand Mosalla and one day of the main funeral procession, with each of the other cities hosting a full day of tributes. Many mourners traveled between cities, multiplying the scale of participation and creating a continuous wave of devotion.

Official estimates, compiled from multiple independent field and government sources, confirm that between 41 and 43 million people took part in the historic events.

These figures are based on a rigorous combination of data including public transport passenger records to and from ceremony sites, active mobile phone signals in key areas such as the Mosalla and main procession routes, average individual attendance duration of approximately two and a half hours, detailed crowd density calculations along Tehran’s procession paths, physical area measurements from Jamkaran Mosque to the Holy Shrine in Qom, and the route from the airport to the Imam Reza Holy Shrine in Mashhad.

The endless sea of mourners, who had gathered since early morning, accompanied the vehicle carrying the blessed bodies, transforming the streets of Mashhad into a scene of unparalleled grandeur and devotion.

The sheer scale of the gathering defied description. From the moment the funeral vehicle entered Imam Reza Street, it was completely surrounded by waves of mourners who had traveled from every corner of Iran, all united in grief and determination.

Their tear-streaked faces and fervent chants filled the air, creating an atmosphere that observers described as one of the most remarkable displays of national unity in recent history.

Iraqi authorities, through the Prime Minister’s Office, separately verified the presence of around 10 million mourners in Najaf and Karbala, providing an important independent pillar for the overall calculation.

Even when applying the most conservative methodologies, Iranian officials and relevant authorities emphasize that this monumental event has surpassed every comparable gathering of the past century.

It stands without doubt as the single largest funeral procession in recorded history, a powerful and everlasting testament to the deep love and unwavering allegiance of the Iranian people and the broader Islamic Ummah for their martyred Leader.

The Leader and members of his family were martyred in a terrorist attack on February 28, carried out by the United States and the Zionist regime against the leader’s residence.

Among those martyred were new Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei’s wife, the late leader’s son-in-law; a daughter of the late leader and his 14-month-old granddaughter.

The funeral ceremonies began last Friday, with tributes from political officials from over 45 countries and scholars from more than 90 nations. This was followed by farewell ceremonies at Tehran’s Mosalla over the weekend, where millions paid their respects.

Watch Fra Hughes, reporting back From Iran, as he attending the funeral service in Mashhad for martyred Leader Imam Ayatollah Ali Khamenei :

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