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minus-squaregedaliyah@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agoI thought that South Africa has been pro Iran for a while now? Can anyone explain why this is particularly controversial?
minus-squareSkiluros@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·23 hours agoThey 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.
minus-squaremrdown@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·21 hours agoEurope still has bad influence in africa
minus-squarebelastend@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down3·16 hours agoI think saying that Iran has historically stood for oppressed people should be controversial everywhere.
minus-squaremrdown@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·16 hours agoAs if europe don’t have such a bloody history and still want control on africa
I thought that South Africa has been pro Iran for a while now? Can anyone explain why this is particularly controversial?
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.
Europe still has bad influence in africa
I think saying that Iran has historically stood for oppressed people should be controversial everywhere.
As if europe don’t have such a bloody history and still want control on africa