Furthermore, the flow of military supplies from Iran, together with battlefield support for Assad’s regime from Iran’s Lebanese proxy, Hezbollah, reinforce the perception of a Sunni-Shia conflict in Syria. In this context, the collapse of Assad’s regime would likely exacerbate tensions between Iran and Egypt – especially given that Syria’s Muslim Brotherhood, the leading opposition group, would likely play a strong, even dominant, role in a new Syrian order.
此外，伊朗军用物资流动和伊朗的黎巴嫩代理真主党给予阿萨德政权的战地支持强化了叙利亚逊尼什叶派冲突的看法。在上述情况下，尤其考虑到叙利亚的主要反对党穆斯林兄弟会有可能在叙利亚新秩序中占据强势主导地位，阿萨德政权的倒台可能会加剧伊朗和埃及之间的紧张关系。