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Egypt Ups Blame Game by Chastising Iran |
Egypt - 15.12.2008, 14:12:53 |
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Egypt has accused the Islamic Republic of attempting to dominate the Middle East as verbal attacks between the two countries intensify.
"Iran does not want any good for the Palestinian people. The Iranians are trying to spread and impose their specific on the region," Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit said on Sunday.
He criticized Iranian officials, saying, "They provide nothing for the Palestinian cause, save hollow speeches and unfounded allegations."
The comments come after a week of escalating tension between the two nations over the situation in Gaza. Iran says it holds Egypt liable for Israeli crimes due to its refusal to open the Rafah border crossing with Gaza to allow humanitarian convoys to deliver food, medical equipment and other essential supplies to the strip.
Earlier on Sunday, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry responded to Iranian condemnation of Cairo policies by rebuking the chairman of Iran's Expediency Council, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani.
The rebuke came as UN Human Rights Council on Tuesday declared Israeli policies against the Palestinians and the blockade of the Gaza Strip as "crime(s) against humanity."
Israel placed Gaza under a blockade after the democratically-elected Palestinian government of Hamas took control of the coastal area in June 2007. Crossings in and out of Gaza were closed, preventing imports and exports to the region and devastating the local economy.
On Thursday, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak took Tehran-Cairo tension to a new level by saying that Tehran tries to control Arab countries in the region.
"The Persians are trying to devour the Arab states," Kuwaiti daily al-Jarida quoted Mubarak as saying.
The criticism from Cairo came in the wake of recent demonstrations held in front of the Egyptian interests' office in Tehran and an ongoing campaign in the Iranian press that blames Egypt for the blockade in Gaza.
The Egyptian Foreign Ministry summoned Iran's diplomatic representative to express its anger over the demonstrations, warning that they could delay Tehran-Cairo rapprochement.
Diplomatic ties between Iran and Egypt were severed in 1979 due to Cairo's recognition of Israel and its signing of a peace treaty with Tel Aviv.
Iran says the only solution for the Israeli crisis is for the Palestinian nation -- the indigenous population of the land -- to hold a national referendum to determine their own fate.
Egypt often has its ambassador to Tel Aviv withdrawn due to tensions between the Israelis and Palestinians but prefers the establishment of peace with Israel as its strategy.
Despite their contrasting views, Tehran and Cairo took steps in 2007 to normalize their diplomatic relations.
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