事实上，沙特尽管反对伊斯兰教在埃及获得选举胜利，但却支持伊斯兰教在叙利亚的反抗，这完全是因为伊朗支持叙利亚总统巴沙尔·阿萨德政权。
In fact, while Saudi Arabia opposes elected Islamists in Egypt, it supports insurgent Islamists in Syria, owing entirely to Iran’s support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime.