Wikileaks: Omar Soliman: "We tell the Arab world: Don't be happy with the NIE & don't warm up to Iran..."

S E C R E T CAIRO 
SUBJECT: CODEL VOINOVICH MEETING WITH EGIS CHIEF SOLIMAN    
.......¶8. (S) Syria:  Congressman Turner asked if Iran and/or Syria might be play a spoiler role.  Soliman answered that Syria wants desperately to halt the United Nations special tribunal on the Hariri assassination.  At the same time, the SARG is ready to negotiate with the Israelis, and Soliman believed that the GOI also is ready.  Syria, Soliman said, can be induced to play a constructive role but added that there are no guarantees, however, on Syrian performance.  
¶9. (S) NIE:  Regarding the USG's National Intelligence Estimate of Iran's nuclear program, Soliman was concerned that many in the Arab world were recalculating their position vis a vis Iran based on an assumption that the NIE represented a USG policy shift.  Soliman said the Egyptians are working to correct this misimpression among Arab states. "We tell the Arab world:  Don't be happy with the NIE and don't warm up to Iran. We know that the United States will never allow Iran to have a nuclear bomb.".."