Ramaphosa calls for ‘maximum restraint’ as Middle East crisis worsens
Ramaphosa also questioned whether the US and Israeli strikes on Iran were permitted under international law
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After US-Israel Attacks, 90 Million Iranians Lose Internet Connectivity
CNN reports that images from Iran’s capital “have shown cars jammed along Tehran’s street, with heavy traffic on major roads after today’s wave of attacks by the US and Israel.” And though Iran has a population of 93 million, the attacks have left Iran in a near-total internet blackout “with ‘national connectivity at 4% of ordinary levels,’ according to internet monitoring experts at...
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