News of the fall of Egypt's former President Mohammed Morsi was received in Tehran with mixed feelings. Never did the relations between Iran and the Muslim Brotherhood deteriorate to the level they did prior to Morsi's impeachment.
A couple of years ago, when Egypt’s revolution succeeded in toppling then-President Hosni Mubarak, Iran celebrated. There were clear indications that the Muslim Brotherhood would assume power in Cairo, and to the Iranians this meant that Israel would be surrounded by Iran's allies from almost all sides.
