South Africa’s Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) is trying to walk back statements by South African National Defense Force Chief General Rudzani Maphwanya on a visit to Iran.

As Breitbart News reported, General Maphwanya visited Iran this week in a show of solidarity against the United States, which was only the latest such gesture toward Iran in the wake of the U.S. attack in June.

That attack, which destroyed much of Iran’s illicit nuclear program, and sealed Iran’s defeat in the “12 Day War,” was followed soon afterwards by a ceasefire, which the Iranian regime has portrayed as a victory.

The Tehran Times reported…

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