Phillip de Wet | SA partner Iran just attacked US partner Israel. Guess how that'll go down

15 Apr

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This video screengrab from AFPTV shows explosions lighting up the sky in Hebron, Palestinian Territories, during an Iranian attack on Israel. Iran's Revolutionary Guards confirmed early on 14 April 2024 that a drone and missile attack was under way against Israel in retaliation for a deadly drone strike on its Damascus consulate. (AFPTV/AFP)

SA got its first good news about US relations in ages last week. Then Iran changed the Middle East equation, and so did the US-SA relationship too, writes Phillip de Wet.

Even before the drones hit, Iran was working on de-escalation, saying that it had kept its promise and considered its retaliation against Israel at an end, as long as the Zionists and their imperialist American masters didn’t blah blah, etc.

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