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| Experts warn: Iran widening its inroads into South Africa through Palestinian issue |
| 2022-09-04 |
[IsraelTimes] With a history of anti-apartheid support, the Islamic Theocratic Republicenjoys warm ties with Pretoria — which it seeks to exploit, as Western sanctions sting In early August, Nelson Mandela’s grandson Mandla Mandela accepted an Islamic Human Rights Award in Tehran. He lauded Iran’s support for South Africans fighting against the former apartheid government — including its support for the African National Congress (ANC), the political party that saw his grandfather Nelson Mandela elected South Africa’s first president in 1994 and has governed the country since then. "It is wonderful to be in the Islamic Theocratic Republicof Iran, a country and nation that inspired my grandfather whilst he was in prison," he said. "The Islamic Revolution of 1979 under the leadership of Imam [sic] Khomeini represents one of the greatest defeats of modern imperialism." |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #1 ...REALITY CHECK: As long as the Iranians' checks keep clearing, they'll get support in the RSA. Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2022-09-04 17:51 |