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| AAA??Feb. 7, 2013?1:34 PM ET Iran's leader wants closer ties with Egypt By HAMZA HENDAWIBy HAMZA HENDAWI, Associated Press?  ?Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, leaves a press conference in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday Feb. 7, 2013. Ahmadinejad says his country cannot hold meaningful talks with the U.S. on Tehran's disputed nuclear program if Washington is threatening his country.(AP Photo/Khalil Hamra) Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, leaves a press conference in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday Feb. 7, 2013. Ahmadinejad says his country cannot hold meaningful talks with the U.S. on Tehran's disputed nuclear program if Washington is threatening his country.(AP Photo/Khalil Hamra) Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad smiles to journalists as he arrives to the press conference in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday Feb. 7, 2013. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra) Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks to the media during a press conference in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadenijad is trying to entice Egypt into a new and powerful axis that could reshape the turbulent Middle East, speaking of forging "comprehensive" and "unfettered" relations after decades of distrust. A warming of ties could have uncomfortable repercussions for the U.S. and its wealthy Gulf allies, giving Iran a foothold to spread its influence in Egypt. In turn, Egypt could gain an avenue to influence the fate of Syria, a key ally of Iran, as well as economic benefits. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra) Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadenijad is trying to entice Egypt into a new and powerful axis that could reshape the turbulent Middle East, speaking of forging "comprehensive" and "unfettered" relations after decades of distrust. A warming of ties could have uncomfortable repercussions for the U.S. and its wealthy Gulf allies, giving Iran a foothold to spread its influence in Egypt. In turn, Egypt could gain an avenue to influence the fate of Syria, a key ally of Iran, as well as economic benefits. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra) Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad listens to media questions during a press conference in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadenijad is trying to entice Egypt into a new and powerful axis that could reshape the turbulent Middle East, speaking of forging "comprehensive" and "unfettered" relations after decades of distrust. A warming of ties could have uncomfortable repercussions for the U.S. and its wealthy Gulf allies, giving Iran a foothold to spread its influence in Egypt. In turn, Egypt could gain an avenue to influence the fate of Syria, a key ally of Iran, as well as economic benefits. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra) CAIRO (AP) ? Iran's president says his country wants closer relations with Egypt. After decades of distrust, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told a news conference Thursday on the sidelines of an Islamic summit that Iran wants "comprehensive" and "unfettered" ties with Egypt. The first Iranian leader to visit Egypt in three decades, Ahmadinejad has used his three-stay stay to try and cement ties with the most populous Arab nation. He played down a public admonishment by Egypt's most prominent cleric, who warned Iran against spreading its Shiite faith in the predominantly Sunni Muslim Middle East. Asked whether Iran was prepared to share its nuclear technology with Egypt, Ahmadinejad dodged the question, saying only that his country would have no problem cooperating with Egypt in "technical, technological and scientific" fields. Associated Press |
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