The fall of Hosni Mubarak was good news for the government of Iran, for a number of reasons. Most important is the expected change in Egypt’s diplomatic posture toward the Islamic Republic. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei can look forward to bilateral relations being upgraded to embassy level.
Despite the expected rapprochement, there are a number of areas where post-revolution Egypt will compete with Iran, the most notable being Hamas.
Compared to the situation under Mubarak, the new Egyptian government is very likely to improve its relations with the Hamas government in Gaza. This has been made amply clear by a number of Egyptian officials including Mohammad ElBaradei, who is expected to be a candidate in the upcoming presidential elections.
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