Iran’s Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi says the US and Israel seek to obstruct the normalization of ties between Iran and Egypt to save their own interests

Iran's Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi says the US and Israel seek to obstruct the normalization of ties between Iran and Egypt to save their own interests.

Salehi made the remark in a meeting with an Egyptian delegation in the Iranian capital, Tehran, on Wednesday, ISNA reported.

“Enemies of the two nations and the US and Israel on top of them will sustain losses if Muslim countries, including Iran and Egypt, foster unity so they do their best to poison the relations between Tehran and Cairo,” he said.

Salehi pointed out that the interests of the two countries demand that Iran and Egypt move to strengthen unity among Muslim countries and prevent a division among them.

He went on to say that the two countries have fortunately taken important steps toward the normalization of diplomatic ties following the Egyptian revolution.

The Iranian top official said that the Egyptian revolution marked a turning point in international developments and opened a new chapter in regional developments.

Salehi stated that the Islamic Republic considers the recent developments in the region a good omen and added that the developments will finally come to the benefit of regional countries.

Iran and Egypt have expressed readiness to resume ties following the ouster of Egypt's US-backed ruler Hosni Mubarak.