Now it appears that Iran is working to expand its influence in Egypt and Syria:
Military Intelligence chief Major-General Aviv Kochavi said Tuesday Iranian influence was growing in Middle Eastern countries experiencing unrest or upheaval – such as Egypt and Syria.
"Assad understands today that his solution cannot only come from military responses, and that is why he is turning to reform," Kochavi told the Knesset's Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, referring to the protest-plagued president of Syria.
In Egypt, meanwhile, Tehran is trying to influence the outcomes of elections by tightening relations with the Muslim Brotherhood, the MI chief added.
... Iran and Hezbollah are also concerned the president may fall, prompting Iran to "intervene profoundly in order to take the riots down a notch". But Iran's influence is mostly through "transfer of knowledge and means", not combative forces, Kochavi said.
Iran apparently has little to worry from protesters at home, thanks to its own brutal measures and the fact that the Obama has been satisfied with sanctions alone and has not backed the protesters openly.
According to Kochavi, Iran also played a major role in both the Nakba and Naksa protests.
You'd think that if Iran had no qualms to sponsor and encourage these protests against Israel, the least the West could do is provide some kind of encouragement at the very least for the Iranian protesters.
Instead, Iran is taking measures to increase its influence and attempt to destabilize the situation for Israel.
And no one, at least in the West, seems to be overly interested.
Technorati Tag: Middle East and Iran and Egypt and Syria.
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