(Al-Monitor) Meir Javedanfar - The recent toppling of President Mohamed Morsi by the Egyptian army is likely to be to Iran's advantage, at least in the short to medium term. Morsi's closeness to the Muslim Brotherhood, one of the most powerful Sunni political organizations, made him a powerful enemy of Tehran. Morsi's ties to the Brotherhood also helped him to pull Hamas toward him. With their increased isolation, Hamas leaders may find Iran to be the only one willing to help them. The return of democratic legitimacy to Egypt would be bad news to Iran, as this is likely to make Cairo a powerful rival - again. For now, however, the chances of the realization of such a scenario seem remote. The writer teaches contemporary Iranian politics at the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya.
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