And last summer, at the 15th BRICS Summit in Johannesburg, Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi reached an agreement with South Africa to “develop and equip” five oil refineries in the African state.
Before Christmas, Iran’s Mahan Air, apparently affiliated with the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC), received two RJ85 passenger aircraft from South Africa, evading aviation sanctions against Iran, according to aviation expert and author Babak Taghvaee from Crisis Watch.
Meanwhile in early December, in the immediate aftermath of the savage pogrom of 7th October, Africa News reported that terrorist leaders of Hamas visited South Africa as honoured guests of the South African government. In the preceding days, they had also taken part in a “conference” on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
“We are disgusted by Hamas’ presence in South Africa,” said the South African Jewish Board of Deputies. The spokesman for another South African Jewish organisation…
