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Egypt leader in Iran: World must back Syria rebels
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MattB
Aug 30, 2012, 3:49:36 PM8/30/12
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Egypt leader in Iran: World must back Syria rebels
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gqnS16ZgOEJ5-LfejAGQer-Nmidw?docId=6c61afdb79064b378c5cdb962404afe7
In a sweeping message that Iran is on the wrong side of Syria's civil
war, Egypt's new president urged the world Thursday to support the
rebels seeking to topple Bashar Assad and suggested that Tehran could
risk a deepening confrontation with regional powers over the fate of
the regime in Damascus.
The stinging comments by President Mohammed Morsi � making his first
visit to Iran by an Egyptian leader since the 1979 Islamic Revolution
� was another blindside blow for Iran as host of an international
gathering of so-called nonaligned nations.
His speech, delivered while seated next to Iranian President Mahmoud
Ahmadinejad, prompted Syria's delegation to walk out of the gathering.
Iran's leaders have claimed that the weeklong meeting, which wraps up
Friday, displayed the futility of Western attempts to isolate the
country over its nuclear program.
But Iran also was forced to endure criticism from Morsi and another
high-profile guest, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who cited
concerns about Iran's human rights record and called its condemnations
of Israel unacceptable.
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Looks like Iran got a scolding big time.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gqnS16ZgOEJ5-LfejAGQer-Nmidw?docId=6c61afdb79064b378c5cdb962404afe7
In a sweeping message that Iran is on the wrong side of Syria's civil
war, Egypt's new president urged the world Thursday to support the
rebels seeking to topple Bashar Assad and suggested that Tehran could
risk a deepening confrontation with regional powers over the fate of
the regime in Damascus.
The stinging comments by President Mohammed Morsi � making his first
visit to Iran by an Egyptian leader since the 1979 Islamic Revolution
� was another blindside blow for Iran as host of an international
gathering of so-called nonaligned nations.
His speech, delivered while seated next to Iranian President Mahmoud
Ahmadinejad, prompted Syria's delegation to walk out of the gathering.
Iran's leaders have claimed that the weeklong meeting, which wraps up
Friday, displayed the futility of Western attempts to isolate the
country over its nuclear program.
But Iran also was forced to endure criticism from Morsi and another
high-profile guest, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who cited
concerns about Iran's human rights record and called its condemnations
of Israel unacceptable.
*************
Looks like Iran got a scolding big time.
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