Moreover, the Sunni-Shia divide could pose a major challenge for Egypt-Iran relations. The Muslim Brotherhood is working to strengthen ties with Sunni allies, such as Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and even Turkey, rather than with Iran’s Shia regime, which threatens Sunni regimes by exporting revolution and pitting Shia minorities against their governments.
此外，逊尼派和什叶派的分歧可能严重影响埃伊两国关系。相比伊朗的什叶派政权，穆斯林兄弟会正努力加强与沙特阿拉伯、卡塔尔、甚至土耳其等逊尼派盟友的关系。伊朗什叶派政权通过输出革命及鼓动什叶派少数民族对抗其各自政府而对逊尼派政权构成威胁。