• gedaliyah@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    I thought that South Africa has been pro Iran for a while now? Can anyone explain why this is particularly controversial?

    • Skiluros@sh.itjust.works
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      23 hours ago

      They are pro-russian too (would be good to give pro-russia SA blacks a first hand taste of russian racism).

      It’s the timing. The don’t want even more issues with the US oligarch regime.

      • belastend@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        16 hours ago

        I think saying that Iran has historically stood for oppressed people should be controversial everywhere.

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          16 hours ago

          As if europe don’t have such a bloody history and still want control on africa