<![CDATA[RealClearPolitics - Articles by Azadeh Moaveni]]>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/authors/?id=22122Author <![CDATA[Iran Sees Potential Benefits in Egypt Unrest]]> Sun, 30 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0600 Iran is the only country in the Middle East to have no diplomatic ties with Egypt. Nevertheless, the protests rocking the region's most populous nation could carry monumental implications for Tehran. Iran's Islamic government is eyeing developments in Egypt warily, projecting a spin on events in Cairo that only underscores Tehran's anxiety.

"An Islamic Middle East is being created, based on Islam, religion, and religious democracy," declared Ayatollah Ahmed Khatami at Tehran's Friday prayers, celebrating Egypt's popular uprising by claiming it for the Islamist cause.

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