During its years in opposition, the Muslim Brotherhood considered Iran’s Islamic Revolution an example of how a transnational Islamist government might assume power. But, in the face of a popular uprising in Syria, Iran has supported the brutal, repressive policies of President Bashar al-Assad’s regime.
但伊朗和埃及之间最紧迫的纠纷牵扯到叙利亚。在多年的反对派生涯中，穆斯林兄弟会认定伊朗伊斯兰革命是跨国伊斯兰政府上台的实例。但面对叙利亚的民众起义，伊朗一直支持巴沙尔·阿萨德总统政权的残酷镇压政策。埃及的伊斯兰教徒因此将伊朗视为维持现状的力量，而不是革命性的变化因素。