Egypt tries to avoid a fight as allies escalate against Iran
Egypt faces high expectations from Saudi Arabia and its other Gulf Arab benefactors that it will have their back as tensions rise with their rival Iran, including throwing the weight of its military — the largest standing Arab army — into the crisis if needed./ But Egypt clearly has no desire to be dragged into a military conflict or to see the tensions spiral into another Saudi-Iran proxy battle like the many that are already tearing up the Middle East. Its reluctance could lead to frictions between Cairo and Riyadh./ Egypt's leadership ...
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