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Presidency spokesperson Vincent Magwenya.
The South African government says it has “noted with a great deal of anxiety” the entry of the United States into the Israel-Iran war.
The Presidency issued the statement on Sunday just hours after US President Donald Trump said the country had struck three nuclear sites in Iran on Saturday night.
He said the facilities at Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan were “completely and totally obliterated” and warned of further attacks if Tehran refused to “make peace”.
“It was South Africa’s sincerest hope that President Donald Trump would use his influence and that of the US government to prevail on the parties to pursue a dialogue path in resolving their issues of dispute,” Presidency spokesperson Vincent Magwenya said in a statement.
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“South Africa calls on the United States, Israel and Iran to give the United Nations the opportunity and space to lead on the peaceful resolution of the matters of dispute, including the inspection and verification of Iran’s status of uranium enrichment, as well as its broader nuclear capacity.”
Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, said the bombing was “outrageous and will have everlasting consequences”.
The US attacks come just over a week after Israel launched missiles at Iran and Tehran hit back by striking targets in Israel.
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