Iran’s attempt to strike a deal to sell Egypt crude oil would also help the Iranian government to cope with economic sanctions imposed by the United States and the European Union. But, although Iran’s oil minister, Rostam Qassemi, said in October that negotiations were underway, Egypt’s minister of petroleum and mineral resources, Osama Kamal, quickly disavowed any such deal.
伊朗努力同埃及伊斯兰政府加强经济联系，借以巩固该地区的反以同盟。伊朗与埃及达成原油销售协议也有助于伊朗政府对抗美国和欧盟的经济制裁措施。但尽管伊朗石油部长卡赛米10月公开表示谈判正在进行，埃及石油及矿产资源部长卡迈勒很快否认了签订类似协议。