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How Syria is pushing Egypt and Iran closer

Converging views on Syria appear to be leading to real mutual support between regional powers Iran and Egypt.

(From L-R), Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir, Qatar's Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani, Iraq's Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari, Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, Staffan de Mistura, UN Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria, Turkey's Foreign Affairs Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, Jordan's Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh, speak togethe
Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry (L) and Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (R, fourth from camera) join other regional figures, and US Secretary of State John Kerry, during a bilateral meeting where they discussed the Syrian crisis, in Lausanne, Switzerland, Oct. 15, 2016. — REUTERS/Jean-Christophe Bott/Pool

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