Morocco and Iran have had a rocky relationship since the Iranian revolution in 1979 and only normalized relations in the late 1990s. Following the Iranian revolution, Morocco hosted the exiled shah, and Iran retaliated by supporting Western Sahara in its movement for independence from Morocco. Morocco has also accused Iran of attempting to spread Shi'a Islam among the Moroccan population, which is officially 99% Sunni.
Friday, March 6, 2009
Morocco Cuts Ties with Iran
On the same day that Mauritania severed its relations with Israel, Morocco did the same with Iran. An Iranian official's recent comments about Bahrain's former status as an Iranian province sparked outrage in the Arab world, particularly among Sunni-dominated states such as Morocco.
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