The Coming Rapprochement Between Iran and the Brotherhood
As both Sunni and Shiite groups in the Middle East are targeted by the West and its allies, some predict a forthcoming Sunni-Shiite rapprochement.
A Lebanese MP close to Hezbollah confirmed to Al-Monitor that the "political Shiite" camp, stretching from Tehran to Beirut, is seriously considering a possible rapprochement with Sunni political Islam, represented by the Muslim Brotherhood in particular.
The MP's statements came hours before Hamas leader Ahmed Youssef declared that meetings were held between Hamas — considered to be the Palestinian branch of the Muslim Brotherhood — and Iranian officials, "to solve some of the issues that caused misunderstanding between the two sides."
Nevertheless, the reading of a possible step in this direction can only be understood in light of backgrounds and motives, some of which are related to the latest political developments, while others, dating further back, are associated with the ideology of so-called contemporary political Islam.
It seems that recent events brought the Muslim Brotherhood, Iran and Hezbollah together. In fact, the past few weeks somehow demonstrated that the West has truly given up on its partnership with the Muslim Brotherhood in the Middle East.
