Cairo  - Egypt Friday accused the Hezbollah leader in lebanon, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, of being "an agent of Iran" after he attacked Egypt in statements on Thursday.

"Hassan Nasrallah's criticism of Egypt confirms once more that he is nothing more than an agent of the Iranian regime and takes his orders from Tehran," said an unnamed Egyptian official.

Nasrallah had criticized Egypt for keeping its border with Gaza shut. He also accused Egypt of being involved in blockading Gaza, and questioned the neutrality of Egyptian ceasefire efforts.

Egypt on Wednesday had accused Iran and its allies from Hezbollah and Hamas of trying to create conflict in the region.

"(They tried) to turn the region to confrontation in the interest of Iran," said Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit. (dpa)