South Africa - Relationship with Iran

T/I 10:41:58 South African President Nelson Mandela, after meeting Iranian president Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani on Friday, (13/9) strongly criticised recent US missile attacks on Iraq saying that no country should play the role of international "policeman." Mr Rafasanjani, who is in South Africa for a controversial two-day state visit, said the United States was creating tension with Iraq "in order to preserve their illegitimate presence in the Persian Gulf and the Middle East." Both