Gambia Cut Ties With Iran Due to U.S. Pressure, Donya Reports
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A senior member of Iran’s parliament said Gambia severed ties with the Islamic Republic as a result of Western pressure aimed at stifling Iranian influence in Africa, Donya-e-Eqtesad reported.
The U.S. and its allies are working to undermine the policy of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s government to strengthen ties with Africa, the Tehran-based newspaper cited Alaeddin Boroujerdi, head of the parliament’s national security and foreign policy committee, as saying.