Cairo - The head of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood called on Arab and Islamic countries to support Iran's nuclear position in the face of "US arrogance" and asked Iran to reassure its neigbours of its commitment to Iraq.
"All countries have the right to adopt peaceful nuclear activities, whether they be British, Indian, Iranian, Egyptian or Libyan," Mohammed Mahdi Akef said in a statement.
"Arab and Islamic countries must support Iran's position, so that it is not left to face US arrogance and Western ego alone, which only serve Zionist interests," he said.
He also said it was Iran's "duty to reassure its Arab and Muslim neighbours of its complete commitment to Iraq" so as not to "allow the moths of sectarianism, caused by the occupation, to jeapordise the region".
"Iran must consider the Iraqi issue a Muslim issue, as all Muslims consider Iraq an integral part of the Muslim world," added Akef.
Last week, Egypt called for a diplomatic solution to the crisis about Iran's nuclear programme, but stressed it wanted a nuclear-free Middle East.
Iran last week insisted that it was using its influence to stabilise Iraq.