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South Africa is increasingly defining itself internationally as a rogue state, so it isn’t surprising that it would align itself with Iran. It presented <www.tehrantimes.com/news/509910/South-Africa-open-to-nuclear-cooperation-with-Iran> its latest move toward partnering with Iran and Russia as a necessity:
Samson Gwede Mantashe, South Africa’s minister of mineral resources and energy and a strong advocate for nuclear power expansion, stated, “We cannot have a contract that excludes Iran or Russia from bidding. We cannot impose such conditions.”
But South Africa once had a nuclear energy agreement <2009-2017.state.gov/documents/organization/131800.pdf>with the US. It has now shifted its focus to Iran and Russia.
Trump signed an executive order <www.presstv.ir/Detail/2025/02/18/743050/South-Africa-civilian-nuclear-power-capacity-Iran-Russia-Donald-Trump-threats> on February 10 that accused South Africa of ties with Iran for commercial, military, and nuclear arrangements. Trump threatened to cut “foreign aid or assistance to the country.” As well he should. America should end the practice of empowering enemies, as should all free societies.
South Africa led the charge against the only democracy in the Middle East, Israel, going so far as to invoke its so-called “obligation to prevent genocide <www.icj-cij.org/node/203447>” as a signatory to the United Nations Genocide Convention.
The gloves are now off, as those who are aligned with the red-green axis become increasingly brazen. Unfortunately, the West is now fully infiltrated by operatives of the red-green axis, and governed by treasonous state actors who encourage enemies of freedom.
“South Africa Open to Nuclear Cooperation With Russia and Iran, Minister Says,” by Ailin Vilches Arguello, Algemeiner <www.algemeiner.com/2025/02/17/south-africa-open-nuclear-cooperation-russia-iran-minister-says/>, February 17, 2025:
South Africa would consider partnering with Russia or Iran for expanding its civilian nuclear power capacity, a move that could further strain relations with the US and delay the renewal of a strategic energy agreement.
“We can’t have a contract that says Iran or Russia must not bid, we can’t have that condition,” said Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources Gwede Mantashe, a leading government advocate for expanding the country’s nuclear capacity.
“If they are the best offer on the table, we’ll take any [country],” he told Reuters.
South Africa is looking to add 2,500 megawatts of new nuclear capacity, building on its existing Koeberg plant, the only nuclear power plant in Africa, to address electricity outages that have hampered the economy.
The comments from a senior South African government minister came after US President Donald Trump earlier this month signed an executive order to “halt foreign aid or assistance” to South Africa partly in response to the country’s anti-Israel stance, including its case at the United Nations’ top court accusing the Jewish state of committing genocide in Gaza.
Trump’s order was also a response to South Africa’s new land expropriation law, which the US argues discriminates against Afrikaners, a minority South African ethnic group of European descent.….
South Africa is increasingly defining itself internationally as a rogue state, so it isn’t surprising that it would align itself with Iran. It presented <www.tehrantimes.com/news/509910/South-Africa-open-to-nuclear-cooperation-with-Iran> its latest move toward partnering with Iran and Russia as a necessity:
Samson Gwede Mantashe, South Africa’s minister of mineral resources and energy and a strong advocate for nuclear power expansion, stated, “We cannot have a contract that excludes Iran or Russia from bidding. We cannot impose such conditions.”
But South Africa once had a nuclear energy agreement <2009-2017.state.gov/documents/organization/131800.pdf>with the US. It has now shifted its focus to Iran and Russia.
Trump signed an executive order <www.presstv.ir/Detail/2025/02/18/743050/South-Africa-civilian-nuclear-power-capacity-Iran-Russia-Donald-Trump-threats> on February 10 that accused South Africa of ties with Iran for commercial, military, and nuclear arrangements. Trump threatened to cut “foreign aid or assistance to the country.” As well he should. America should end the practice of empowering enemies, as should all free societies.
South Africa led the charge against the only democracy in the Middle East, Israel, going so far as to invoke its so-called “obligation to prevent genocide <www.icj-cij.org/node/203447>” as a signatory to the United Nations Genocide Convention.
The gloves are now off, as those who are aligned with the red-green axis become increasingly brazen. Unfortunately, the West is now fully infiltrated by operatives of the red-green axis, and governed by treasonous state actors who encourage enemies of freedom.
“South Africa Open to Nuclear Cooperation With Russia and Iran, Minister Says,” by Ailin Vilches Arguello, Algemeiner <www.algemeiner.com/2025/02/17/south-africa-open-nuclear-cooperation-russia-iran-minister-says/>, February 17, 2025:
South Africa would consider partnering with Russia or Iran for expanding its civilian nuclear power capacity, a move that could further strain relations with the US and delay the renewal of a strategic energy agreement.
“We can’t have a contract that says Iran or Russia must not bid, we can’t have that condition,” said Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources Gwede Mantashe, a leading government advocate for expanding the country’s nuclear capacity.
“If they are the best offer on the table, we’ll take any [country],” he told Reuters.
South Africa is looking to add 2,500 megawatts of new nuclear capacity, building on its existing Koeberg plant, the only nuclear power plant in Africa, to address electricity outages that have hampered the economy.
The comments from a senior South African government minister came after US President Donald Trump earlier this month signed an executive order to “halt foreign aid or assistance” to South Africa partly in response to the country’s anti-Israel stance, including its case at the United Nations’ top court accusing the Jewish state of committing genocide in Gaza.
Trump’s order was also a response to South Africa’s new land expropriation law, which the US argues discriminates against Afrikaners, a minority South African ethnic group of European descent.….
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