Egypt: Israel plays down fears over Muslim Brotherhood It also quoted him as suggesting that the Brotherhood would "reconsider the Camp David Accord" that, in 1979, forged a peace between Egypt and Israel that has held for more than three decades. Later a spokesman for the Egyptian president was quoted on state news denying the interview, saying it was "without foundation." In his victory address, Mr Morsi had promised to respect existing treaties, including the Camp David Accords. "We will preserve all international treaties and charters," he had said. We come in peace. In any event, Mr Morsi's comments are largely theoretical as the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) has reserved to itself the right to dictate foreign policy. In the longer term, though, the Brotherhood is likely to become more assertive, particularly if there is a new conflict in Gaza, which borders on Egypt. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the Iranian President, last night called for stronger ties between Iran and Egypt in the wake of Mr Morsi's presidential election victory. "I congratulate you for your victory as head of Egypt, a friendly and brotherly country," Mr Ahmadinejad said in a statement addressed to the new president-elect. Yasser El-Shimy, a former Egyptian diplomat now working as an analyst with the international Crisis, said that any democratic government in Egypt would sooner or later have to readdress its relationship with Israel. "You are not going to have the same kind of policy that Egypt had with Israel in the time of Mubarak," he said. You are going to have to show the Egyptian people that there is something in it for them. Mr Morsi moved into the presidential palace and was in talks with the head of SCAF, Field Marshal Mohammed Hussein Tantawi, about forming a new government. Brotherhood officials confirmed that they were discussing offering the prime minister's office to Mohammed ElBaradei, the former head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, though he has given no indication he wants a job in government. Officials are also confident that they can negotiate a settlement to the country's ongoing constitutional crisis. They offered a key concession, stepping back from their claims immediately after Mr Morsi's victory that he would swear his oath of office in front of parliament, even though it has been dissolved by the army. They hope in return that a new court hearing will allow two thirds of MPs to remain in place, with a re-run of parliamentary elections being held just for the third of seats whose legitimacy was contested in the original constitutional court ruling that led to the dissolution.