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How the Iran War Is Hitting South Africans Where It Hurts Most
28Mar By News SANo Comments
Opinion

How the Iran War Is Hitting South Africans Where It Hurts Most

By Lungelo Dlamini: Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei The ongoing conflict involving Iran may seem far removed from daily life in South Africa, yet its effects are already being felt in a very real and personal way. The war has disrupted global oil supply, pushing prices above 100 dollars a barrel and creating uncertainty across international markets. What this means for South Africans is simple. When oil prices rise globally, we pay more locally. At the heart of the issue is fuel. South Africa relies heavily on imported oil, and this makes the country extremely vulnerable to global shocks. As tensions in the Middle East have escalated, the price of crude oil has surged, and this is feeding directly into higher petrol and diesel costs. Analysts warn that petrol prices co...
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Gunboat Diplomacy, De-Dollarisation and the Strait of Hormuz
23Mar By News SANo Comments
Opinion

Gunboat Diplomacy, De-Dollarisation and the Strait of Hormuz

By Charles Matseke: US President Donald Trump (Image: Facebook) As the Trump moment deepens into what can only be described as a sustained departure from both international law and conventional presidential conduct, global partners are increasingly forced to navigate an environment defined by both coercion and choice. What began as an “America First” recalibration has evolved into a foreign policy doctrine marked by unilateralism, executive improvisation and institutional disengagement. One that, as earlier analyses suggest, has already inflicted lasting damage on U.S. credibility and global leadership. In its current form, this approach, captured in what some have termed a revival of “gunboat diplomacy” or even the emerging “Donroe Doctrine” prioritises press...
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WAR OF ATTRITION: Iran’s Battle  Game Plan Shocks US,  Devastates Israel 
18Mar By News SANo Comments
Opinion

WAR OF ATTRITION: Iran’s Battle  Game Plan Shocks US,  Devastates Israel 

By Nelvis Qekema: There will be very few people in the world who would not cheer Iran up for daring to stand up to the psychopathic Trump and oil-thirsty US imperialism.  AZAPO is part of those political forces that stand with Iran against this imperialist aggression. A unipolar world is undesirable. Substantive multilateralism is the way to go. Though they would ideologically support the bombing and destruction of Iran by the US and Israel, even the NATO countries are embarrassed and distancing themselves from Trump's illegal war against Iran.  Sanctions Fail to Drain Russia’s Strong Power Trump treated these European countries like rubbish during the Russo-Ukraine conflict, from which the US profited by selling arms, and hoping that the con...
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Iran feels betrayed by Middle East neighbouring countries that have not kept their promise not to allow US to use their territories for attacking Iran
1Mar By News SANo Comments
International

Iran feels betrayed by Middle East neighbouring countries that have not kept their promise not to allow US to use their territories for attacking Iran

By Thobile Jiwulane: Iranian Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi (Image: Relayed by Iranian Embassy, Pretoria) Iran has expressed concern and disappointment that some Middle East countries have allowed the US to use their countries as launching pad against the Islamic Republic despite their assurance to Iran that they would refused to do so. In a statement issued via X (formerly Twitter) this afternoon, following the earlier announcement by the Iranian President about the killing of Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah  Imam Khamenei in the first Israel attacks at the weekend, Iran's Strategic Council on Foreign Relations the unnamed countries had done  the opposite. "Contrary to the pledges made by regional countries, actions were carried out against Ir...
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BREAKING NEWS: Iran  declares all US bases, resources, and interests in the region, both in space and on land, as legitimate targets
28Feb By News SANo Comments
International

BREAKING NEWS: Iran  declares all US bases, resources, and interests in the region, both in space and on land, as legitimate targets

By Thobile Jiwulane: The situation in Iran right now (Images: Used with permission of Irna Images and the Iranian Government) Following Israel's attacks against the Islamic Republic in Tehran, a Spokesperson of the Iranian Armed Forces says the Armed Forces are fully ready to defend the country and the national interests of the Iranian people. "We consider the United States the main perpetrator of today’s aggression, and the Zionist regime as an accomplice in this aggression. At the same time, we regard both as one. The Armed Forces, especially the Aerospace Force of the IRGC, immediately after the shameless aggression by the Zionist regime and the United States, launched retaliatory operations against U.S. bases in the region and the Zionist regime." "Al...
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BREAKING NEWS: People in Iran have been warned to avoid shopping centres and schools are closed as Iran retaliates against Israel attacks today
28Feb By News SANo Comments
International

BREAKING NEWS: People in Iran have been warned to avoid shopping centres and schools are closed as Iran retaliates against Israel attacks today

By Thobile Jiwulane: Footage of Iran's reported attack on the US Navy's Naval Support Activity (NSA) in Bahrain People in Iran have been warned to avoid shopping centres, and schools are closed as Iran retaliates with widespread attacks against Israel and targeted US military bases in the Middle East today, a state Statement from Tehran said. In a Statement by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), it condemned the attacks on Tehran by Israel and announced Iran's retaliatory response. "In response to the aggression of the hostile and criminal enemy against the Islamic Republic of Iran, the first wave of large-scale missile and drone attacks by the Islamic Republic of Iran toward the occupied territories has begun," the IRGC said. "The Head of the Judiciary...
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IRAN CONDEMNS US AGGRESSION: Statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the U.S. Military aggression against Iran’s peaceful nuclear facilities
22Jun By News SANo Comments
International

IRAN CONDEMNS US AGGRESSION: Statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the U.S. Military aggression against Iran’s peaceful nuclear facilities

News SA: Residents evacuate from a destroyed building in Tel Aviv as Iran launches retaliatory missile strikes on Israel following US attack of Iranian nuclear facilities. (Image: Tomer Appelbaum/Reuters/Al Jazeera) ️The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran strongly condemns the savage U.S. military aggression against Iran’s peaceful nuclear facilities—an act carried out in blatant and unprecedented violation of the most fundamental principles of the United Nations Charter and international law. The Ministry holds the warmongering and lawbreaking U.S. government fully responsible for the grave consequences of this major crime. ️The U.S. military aggression against the territorial integrity and national sovereignty of a UN member state—per...
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STATEMENT BY THE EMBASSY OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN IN PRETORIA: In response to the aggression of the Zionist Regime against the sovereignty of Iran 14 June 2025
15Jun By News SANo Comments
Business, International

STATEMENT BY THE EMBASSY OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN IN PRETORIA: In response to the aggression of the Zionist Regime against the sovereignty of Iran 14 June 2025

By Iranian Embassy: The damage after the attack (Image: Islamic Republic Embassy to South Africa) In the Name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful, the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Pretoria strongly condemns the recent act of aggression by the Zionist regime against the sovereign territory of the Islamic Republic of Iran. In a deliberate and unlawful attack, the occupying and rogue regime targeted multiple sites in Tehran and other cities, including civilian neighbourhoods, military installations, and nuclear infrastructure. This heinous assault resulted in the martyrdom of some of Iran’s most devoted military commanders, scientists,  scholars, and innocent civilians, including women and children. It represents a blatant violation of Iran’s natio...
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