The investigation announced by the Defense Ministry came a day after the U.S. criticized South Africa’s move to host Iranian ships off the coast of Cape Town this week for joint drills that also included the Chinese, Russian and United Arab Emirates navies.
Ag, kommunis voels van 'n veer (communist Birds of a Feather)
In a statement posted on X, the U.S. Embassy in South Africa said it was "unconscionable that South Africa welcomed Iranian security forces as they were shooting, jailing, and torturing Iranian citizens engaging in peaceful political activity" — a reference to the ongoing protests in Iran and a bloody crackdown by authorities that has killed more than 2,600 people, according to the U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency.
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