PETER ATTARD MONTALTO: US view on SA stark even under less hostile administrations
There has been deep concern across the aisle over SA’s Iran connection and terrorist financing issues
19 February 2025 - 05:00
It feels odd being so focused on something apart from the budget on the morning of normally one of the most important days of the year. The foreign policy question has become so all-consuming here because of the uncertainty, first on the US side, and then in terms of the messiness of the SA response.
I think it is important to remember that the US has not as an institutional machine got its ducks in a row yet — pending investigations that are ongoing for another month or so. The fact that these investigations shouldn’t throw up any new information is beside the point. ..
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