Regional shifts set stage for closer Iran-Egypt ties
By Ebrahim Rahimpour
Former Iranian deputy FM
Over the past months, Tehran and Cairo have been engaged in efforts to restore diplomatic ties, with developments unfolding in the Middle East pointing out to a good opportunity for them to warm up relations.
Diplomacy is a real-world practice that comes with its own complexities. If countries approach diplomacy as a long-term game grounded in the safeguarding of national interests, and if they keep in mind that the balance of power never stays static, then they are more likely to navigate the shifting tides of international affairs effectively.
Over time, political re-alignments, alliances, ruptures, and re-engagements ebb and flow, and nothing remains fixed. The true art of diplomacy lies in playing the international chessboard wisely, making strategic moves and striking the right balance with those states with which one interacts most frequently in the global give-and-take of international relations.
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