Iranian MP Deplores Foreign Meddling in Egypt

A senior Iranian lawmaker took foreign interference in Egypt’s internal affairs responsible for continued crisis in the Muslim country.
“The growing tension in Egypt is mainly rooted in foreign interference by the United States, Zionist regime and reactionary Arab states that continue to support extremists and Salafists in the Muslim country,” member of the Iranian Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Abbasali Mansouri Arani said.

Egyptian President Mohammad Mursi should engage in dialogue with the opposition because it is the only way out the of the crisis in the country, Mansouri Arani added.

“The only way for Mursi to reduce tensions is to engage in dialogue with his opponents to resolve the disputes and prevent further interference by western and Arab governments,” he said.

On Sunday, Mursi pledged there would be no second revolution in his country as thousands of protesters calling for his resignation gathered in Cairo’s Tahrir Square.

Mursi rejected opposition calls for early presidential elections and said he would not tolerate any deviation from constitutional order, The Guardian reported.

The Opposition groups have called for a massive demonstration against Mursi on Sunday, the first anniversary of his inauguration.

Mursi said that his early resignation would undermine the legitimacy of his successors – creating a recipe for unending chaos.

“If we changed someone in office who was elected according to constitutional legitimacy – well, there will people or opponents opposing the new president too, and a week or a month later, they will ask him to step down,” he said.

“There is no room for any talk against this constitutional legitimacy. There can be demonstrations and people expressing their opinions. But what’s critical in all this is the adoption and application of the constitution. This is the critical point.”

At least seven people have been killed and more than 600 others injured in clashes between supporters and opponents of Mursi over the past few days.

An “unprecedented exodus” has been reported from Egypt.

Egypt’s opposition groups have rejected Mursi’s recent invitation for national reconciliation.