The openness of the GCC to Morocco helped the latter to go back into dealing with the Arab and regional causes that were almost forgotten because of Morocco's internal seclusion. Even if the benefits of this development did not include a regain of interest in the re-launch of frozen diplomatic relations between Rabat and Tehran, the meeting that brought Moroccan PM, Abdelilah Benkiranem, together with the Iranian foreign minister in Cairo represents a first in the context of the display of good intentions. This meeting will be followed by a test of the extent that these relationships might reach. Whether this meeting is an outcome of the Islamic Cooperation Conference in Cairo – which called for mending the differences in the Islamic world and looking for the best ways to improve the Arab relationships – or whether it resulted from a reunification that followed a break of barriers, in the light of Iran's openness to Egypt and the quest for ways to get out of the isolation imposed on it, while Rabat aspires to look beyond the reasons that caused the estrangement, the initiative in itself remains an encouraging one, at least with regards to the fact that this initiative implies that the two countries, which were widely apart, may be able to rebuild the lost trust. This symbolic step coincides with Iran's bracing to celebrate the anniversary of the revolution. It thus represents a good opportunity to revisit many of the ideas that were proven to be a failure, such as the belief that the revolution can be exported to other countries that are quite different from Iran when it comes to their regimes, characteristics and religious rites. One must remember that the severing of the diplomatic relations between Rabat and Tehran was a result rather than a cause, when Morocco felt it was about to market some ideas that contradict its' religious choices and political commitments, which shows the necessity to abide by the golden rule, which prohibits any interference in the countries' domestic affairs. Any openness shown by Iran towards Arab countries will not be able to keep it away from the circumstances that lead to a tensed atmosphere with the western countries, since it is an issue that only pertains to the Iranian politics. Unless this openness is coupled with a modification of the reasons that led to the multi-lateral crises, the natural location for Iran to spread its' supremacy will remain confined within its own borders. Thus, the change of attitude towards the external world cannot be completed without conducting an internal self-criticism in order to revisit the erroneous calculations. If the reason why Iran made the first step of opening up to the Arab countries consists of the repercussions of the so-called Arab spring that brought Islamic movements to power, then this means that Iran has not been able to get rid of its obsession to export the revolution. This stands even in light of the dogmatic differences with the religious leaders of the Arab spring countries and others. While Iran has the right to pick its new partners now that the hostile tyrannical regimes have been toppled, it must however halt its own hostility towards other countries that believe that Iran must keep its internal affairs confined to its own borders. The estrangement that has been lasting for years between Tehran and Rabat does not summarize all the problems of the Iranian regime and only represents a small part of a huge mountain of rubble. It does however reflect the possible extent of the problems between two countries separated by very long distances. If Morocco was unable to trust the Iranian politics in the past, how will the closer countries be able to trust such politics that have no regards to good neighborly relations? This is of special significance in light of Iran's direct and indirect wars on the gulfs of the neighboring countries as well as its dreams for expansion. Morocco could be re-arranging its relations as it is looking forward for securing a kind of presence on the Arab and Islamic arenas. Thus, Morocco is righteously removing all the reasons that may hinder its old-new aspirations. However, Morocco realizes that the openness to Iran will come at a price, the closest being that the normalization shall be based on how big is the mutual respect, and that its' natural place shall be close to moderation, pragmatism, and the positive tendency. There are no obstacles to achieving a decent normalization between Rabat and Tehran. Thus, making a step on the road of normalization between the two countries is no longer impossible. However, such a step is only possible if the reasons of the estrangement are removed. Ever since the early days of the Iranian revolution, Tehran was eying the North African region. In paradox, the harshest crisis between the two countries broke on the margins of the 1984 Islamic Conference, which was held in Casablanca. Now, almost three decades later, the two countries are thinking about forgetting the past and looking forward on the occasion of the Islamic conference held in Cairo. Did Iran change or is it Morocco? The answer to this question alone can be indicative of the extent that will be reached in the endeavor of rebuilding trust between the two countries. The rest is just mere diplomatic details concerning the present diplomatic relations.
