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Trump’s Stance Against South Africa Is Not Just About White Farmers. It’s Also About Hamas and Iran
- The Trump administration issued an executive order on February 7, 2025, sanctioning South Africa and cutting U.S. Aid over its ties with Iran and a case against Israel, escalating diplomatic tensions.
- This move is linked to South Africa's commercial relations with Iran, including permitting Iran to compete for a nuclear reactor contract, as well as its 2024 legal action accusing Israel of genocide at the UN—a claim that the U.S. Has dismissed.
- South Africa holds the 2025 G20 presidency with a theme of solidarity and sustainability, yet the U.S. Boycotted related events and suspended cooperation, while over 50 white Afrikaner refugees were admitted into the U.S.
- President Cyril Ramaphosa, who denies claims of anti-white racism and genocide in South Africa, asserts Trump receives false information from Afrikaner lobby groups and conservative U.S. Commentators and plans to meet Trump to reset relations.
- The conflict highlights South Africa's longstanding pro-Palestinian stance, with blurred distinctions regarding Hamas support, and experts warn the U.S. Rebuff could undermine South Africa's diplomatic efforts.
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Trump's stance against South Africa is not just about white farmers. It's also about Hamas and Iran
U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim this week that there is an unreported “genocide” happening against white farmers in South Africa was his harshest accusation yet against a country he has moved to punish over a range of issues.
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