Omar Suleyman (photo), the man named last month by Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to be his vice president and successor if Mubarak should resign, complained about Iran to a visiting US official and advised the Americans not to negotiate with Iran. According to a WikiLeaks cable, Suleyman, who was previously Egypt’s chief of intelligence, told Adm. Mike Mullen, the chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, that Iran “is very active in Egypt” and gives Hamas $25 million every month in aid. He advised the Americans not to focus on Iran one issue at a time and, in fact, urged that the United States not talk to Iran at all.
