Arab foreign ministers took time off from a meeting in Cairo about Gaza to thunder against Iran.  According to the Associated Press, “Saudi Arabia’s top diplomat urged Arabs on Tuesday to stand up to Persian Iran’s ambitions in the region, including its nuclear program. Prince Saud al-Faisal told a meeting of Arab foreign ministers in Cairo that non-Arab countries should not interfere in Iraq, Lebanon, and the Palestinian territories.”

Just to make sure the level of anxiety about Iran is noted in Washington as well, Arab foreign ministers reportedly asked Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, not to leave them at the mercy of Tehran: “Arabs fear that the Obama administration’s expected efforts to engage Tehran might lead to a deal that would bring U.S. and Iran closer at the expense of Arab interests.”

In Cairo, Arab ministers have been asked by Bahrain to put Iran — not Palestine, not Arab Unity, but Iran — on the agenda of the next Arab League meeting. Which tells us something about the Gaza conference bonanza — a nice show of goodwill, where the real struggle is not about bringing peace to Israelis and Palestinians, but snatching the Palestinians from the deadly embrace of Iran.