Iran blasts enemies attempts to darken ties between Tehran, Cairo

The Iranian Foreign Ministry lambasted certain countries and parties for their attempts to severe the relations between Tehran and Cairo, and said attacking Iran's Interests Section in Egypt merely serves the interests of the Zionist regime."Certain political opposition streams are not pleased with the closeness of the great regional states like Iran and Egypt and make some moves to hurt these relations," Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehman-Parast told reporters in Tehran today.Noting that the few groups which embark on such divisive moves are not the representatives of the Egyptian government and nation, he said, "These political streams should also know that unity and solidarity among the regional states strengthens peace and security in all countries of the region, while fomenting difference, chaos, insecurity and instability merely serves the Zionist regime's interests."In relevant remarks last week, Head of Iran's Interests Section in Egypt Mojtaba Amani said the few protesters who attacked his residence in Cairo are backed by countries which are against the growing relations between Iran and Egypt.A crowd of protesters attacked the residence of Amani in a Cairo suburb reportedly in protest at the warming relations between the two countries. The crowd staged the protest in front of Amani's residence on Friday and tried to scale the walls and break into the building, but was blocked by the police.Speaking to FNA about the incident, Amani said despite the weeklong propaganda campaign by certain groups which invited people to take part in the protest, only some 60 people from Salafist groups and a number of supporters of the Syrian opposition group eventually gathered to stage a small rally on Friday."These people are well-known rioters who are paid to gather to stir chaos in some special places everyday," Amani noted.The Iranian diplomat further stated that countries that consider Iran-Egypt ties against their interests are trying to thwart closer relations between Iran and Egypt through sparking such anti-Iran moves.He added that the US, the Zionist regime of Israel and a number of Arab states are actively supporting these rioters.After the collapse of Hosni Mubarak's regime, the Iranian and Egyptian officials voiced their interest in the resumption of diplomatic relations between the two countries.