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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 368

Egypt-Iran relations

Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi departs after holding a news conference, in New York, September 20, 2023. (Jason DeCrow/AP)
September 21, 2023, 2:47 pm
Iranian president sees no obstacle to establishing ties with Egypt
Ebrahim Raisi, in New York, says meeting of countries’ foreign ministers can be first step to patching diplomatic relations; calls on world powers to return to nuclear pact
By ToI Staff and AP
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, right, meets with Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said, center, as Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi sits at left, in Tehran, Iran, May 29, 2023. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)
May 29, 2023, 6:47 pm
Khamenei says Iran would ‘welcome’ restoring full diplomatic ties with Egypt
Supreme leader makes comments in meeting with visiting sultan of Oman; hacker group takes responsibility for defacing Iranian state websites with images of exiled group
By Jon Gambrell
In this photo from February 22, 2015, provided by the Egyptian Presidency, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi waves during a visit to the Suez Canal in Ismailia, Egypt. (Egyptian Presidency via AP, File)
April 11, 2019, 11:47 am
Egypt said to withdraw from US-backed anti-Iran ‘Arab NATO’
Cairo reportedly skeptical about seriousness of White House-led Middle East Security Alliance initiative
By ToI Staff
In this Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017 file photo, released by the Saudi Press Agency, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman meets with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (Saudi Press Agency via AP, File)
November 16, 2017, 8:47 am
Egypt tries to avoid a fight as allies escalate against Iran
Cairo walking a fine line in supporting Saudis, while seeking to avoid heightening tensions with Tehran
By Hamza Hendawi
In this July 22, 2015, file photo, provided by the office of the Egyptian Presidency, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, center, and Defense Minister Sedqi Sobh, left, stand at attention at the Air Defense Academy in Alexandria, Egypt. (Mohammed Samaha/Egyptian Presidency via AP, File)
October 21, 2016, 11:33 am
War on jihadist groups leaves Cairo caught between Sunni allies, Shiite powers
Its economy depends on Saudi Arabia, but its single-minded campaign against Islamic State pushes Egypt closer to Russia, Assad and Iran
By Hamza Hendawi
Commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards, General Mohammad Ali Jafari, attends a press conference in Tehran in 2012. (AP/Vahid Salemi)
March 15, 2016, 1:51 am
Iran denies top general called Saudi, not Israel, its enemy
Tehran slams ‘false’ Egyptian report quoting IRGC chief Mohammad Ali Jafari, reiterates ‘all-out support for the holy cause of Palestine’
By Tamar Pileggi
In this May 8, 2014 file photo, Egypt's ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi sits in a defendant cage in the Police Academy courthouse in Cairo, Egypt. (AP/Tarek el-Gabbas, File)
June 16, 2015, 2:53 pm
Egypt court upholds Morsi death sentence over jailbreak
Mufti confirms fate for ousted Egyptian leader, who is also sentenced to life in prison over spying for Hamas, Hezbollah and Iran
By AFP
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi looks on during the Arab League summit at the Red Sea resort of Sharm El-Sheikh on March 29, 2015. (AFP/ MOHAMED EL-SHAHED)
April 4, 2015, 12:39 am
Egypt hopes Iran deal will bring stability to Mideast
Cairo praises framework agreement as step in the right direction; Saudi Arabia, Syria also back accord
By Justin Jalil
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks before a joint meeting of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 3, 2015. (photo credit: AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
March 4, 2015, 6:36 am
If US fails, PM signals Sunni Arab states, we’ll hold the line against Iran
In his speech to Congress, PM may have offered a first glimpse at an Israeli grand strategy in the shadow of an Iranian bomb
By Haviv Rettig Gur
Egypt's former president Mohammed Morsi sits in the defendant's cage during a court hearing in Cairo, Egypt, November 3, 2014. (AP/Mohammed al-Law)
November 21, 2014, 1:55 am
Egypt prosecutor asks for death sentence for Morsi
State accuses ousted president of leaking classified documents and cooperating with enemy militant groups
By AP
A general view of Iran's parliament in Tehran, Aug. 28, 2013 (photo credit: AP/Ebrahim Noroozi)
July 27, 2014, 4:17 pm
Iranian delegation to set out for Gaza
Parliamentarians intend to access Strip through Egypt, but no guarantee they’ll reach their destination
By Lazar Berman
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, left, speaks to Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi during the summit of the Nonaligned Movement in Tehran, Iran, Aug. 30, 2012. (AP/Amir Kholousi)
December 19, 2013, 6:27 pm
Morsi indictment reveals close collaboration with Iran, Hamas
But some observers find allegations of Brotherhood conspiracy too far-fetched to believe
By Elhanan Miller
Egyptian Salafis shout slogans against Syrian President Bashar Assad as one waves a Syrian revolutionary flag during a rally after the Friday prayers at Amr Ibn Al As mosque, in Cairo, Egypt, on Friday, June 14, 2013 (photo credit: AP/Amr Nabil)
July 20, 2013, 6:10 pm
New Egyptian government to reevaluate Syria, Iran ties
Foreign minister rejects Islamists’ calls for Jihad, but stresses his country still supports overthrowing Assad regime
By MAAMOUN YOUSSEF
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, left, and Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013. (photo credit:AP/Egyptian)
July 7, 2013, 1:37 pm
Iran calls Egypt military overthrow of Morsi ‘improper’
Supporters should not give up on reinstating former president, according to an Iranian foreign ministry spokesman
Military special forces surround supporters of Islamist leader Mohammed Morsi in Nasser City, Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, July 3, 2013. Army troops backed by armor and including commandos have deployed across much of the Egyptian capital, near protest sites and at key facilities and major intersections. (photo credit: AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
July 4, 2013, 6:19 pm
Iran lawmaker: Morsi erred by failing to control military
Comments by influential MP show Tehran’s disappointment at ouster of Islamist president
By Nasser Karimi
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