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‘SA can’t lecture world on justice while cosying up to Iran,’ US Embassy slams Pretoria | The Citizen | SA News

The embassy said it is particularly ‘unconscionable’ that South Africa welcomed Iranian security forces.

The US Embassy in South Africa has slammed Pretoria for supporting Iran while it cracks down on anti-government protesters by allowing Iranian warships into South African waters of False Bay in Cape Town for naval exercises, which also include Russia and China.

Iran vowed on Thursday to defend itself against any foreign threat, after US President Donald Trump said he would “watch it and see” regarding military action over the crackdown on protesters.

The presence of three Iranian warships off False Bay has drawn international attention to South Africa, raising…

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