Special Dispatch | No. 2293 & 2294 | March 24, 2009
Egypt/Morocco/Iran
Al-Ahram: 'No' to Dialogue with Iran; Morocco Cuts Off Diplomatic Relations with Iran
*Al-Ahram: 'No' to Dialogue with Iran
Special Dispatch No. 2293 / March 24, 2009
In light of growing tensions between Iran and the Arab countries, the Egyptian government daily Al-Ahram published an editorial harshly criticizing Iran and opposing a dialogue with it. The editorial contended that the Iranian regime was trying to escape internal pressures it is currently facing by exporting its domestic crises to the Arab countries and establishing an Iranian hegemony in the region – either through military intervention or by interfering with the media, politics and religion of the Arab countries. It further claimed that considering Iran's positions and conduct, the Arab League member countries must refuse to hold a dialogue with it.
To view the full dispatch, visit http://www.memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD229309.
*Morocco Cuts Off Diplomatic Relations with Iran, Accuses It of Spreading Shi'ism in the Country
Special Dispatch No. 2294 / March 24, 2009
On Friday, March 6, 2009, Morocco announced that it was cutting off diplomatic relations with Iran. The decision followed weeks of escalating measures between the two sides. The two countries had been at odds in the past over Morocco's grant of asylum to the Shah after the Islamic Revolution and its support for Saddam Hussein in the Iran-Iraq war, but the current rupture is the worst nadir in Moroccan-Iranian relations since these were normalized in 1991.
To view the full dispatch, visit http://www.memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD229409.
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