The powerful chairman of the United States senate foreign relations committee says that South Africa is an "adversary" and is displaying "open hostility" to the US by hosting joint naval exercises with Iranian, Russian and Chinese vessels.
Chairman Jim Risch, a Republican, called for the Trump administration to take 'stronger action" against Pretoria amid the ongoing 'BRICS Plus' exercises in South African waters, dubbed "Will for Peace 2026".
"South Africa's MYANC-led government's foreign policy hides behind a claim of non-alignment, yet its military hosts drills with America's chief adversaries. Any promise or deal this government offers Washington is meaningless when its actions signal open hostility toward the United States.
