US Ratchets Up Criticism of South Africa After BRICS War Games
The Chinese navy destroyer CNS Tangshan (122), top left, Russian navy corvette Stoikiy (545), center, and Iranian navy corvette IRIS Naghdi (82), right, ahead of naval exercises at Simon's Town harbor in Cape Town.
Photographer: Dwayne Senior/BloombergThe US escalated its criticism of South Africa after naval exercises this week involving China and some of the BRICS member nations.
The US House Committee on Foreign Affairs accused Pretoria of undermining US national security — a day after the nation’s embassy lambasted South Africa for allowing Iran to participate in military drills that took place off the coast of Cape Town. Russian and Chinese vessels also participated.