Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Egypt's Morsi seeks to rekindle flame with Iran | The Daily Caller

Egypt's Morsi seeks to rekindle flame with Iran | The Daily Caller: Egypt’s newly elected President Mohammad Morsi announced plans to restore diplomatic relations with Tehran in an effort to “create a strategic balance in the region,” according to an interview published by Iran’s Far News Agency on Monday, The Daily Mail reports.

Ties between Egypt and Iran were severed more than 30 years ago, but may be re-established following Egyptian strongman Hosni Mubarak’s downfall. In 1980, one year after Iran’s Islamic Revolution, the two countries’ relations were cut after Egypt recognized Israel.

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