The Iran war, the need for vigilance in SA — and accountability
Fact-Check Results
“In 1996, former US president Bill Clinton walked out of a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, fuming, 'Who’s the (insert expletive here) superpower here?'”
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INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
— No evidence found in archive to verify or refute the claim about Bill Clinton's 1996 meeting with Netanyahu.
“The US and Israel are at war with Iran, taking with them the stability of the entire Middle East as well as the world.”
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INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
— No evidence found in archive to confirm or contradict the assertion about US-Israel-Iran conflict and regional instability.
“US President Donald Trump denies that he followed Netanyahu’s lead in this war.”
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INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
— No evidence found in archive to verify Trump's denial of following Netanyahu's lead in any war.
“Netanyahu’s country is on trial at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) with South Africa and others asking that Israel’s military action in Gaza be declared as genocide.”
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INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
— No evidence found in archive regarding Israel's ICJ trial or South Africa's involvement in the case.
“Brent crude surged above $100 a barrel with Iran declaring that the Strait of Hormuz will be reopened to 'non-hostile' ships.”
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INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
— No evidence found in archive to confirm the link between Iran's statement about Hormuz and Brent crude prices.
“The UN has been bypassed and the US Congress has voluntarily given up its powers to declare war, signalling how very deep that country’s institutional dysfunction now is.”
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INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
— No evidence found in archive to verify claims about US bypassing the UN and Congress relinquishing war powers.
“Iran has been a bad actor in the region, guilty of oppressing and killing dissenting citizens and having a nuclear capability that needs to be curtailed.”
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INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
— No evidence found in archive to support or refute assertions about Iran's regional actions and nuclear capabilities.
“One of the several stated aims of this war is 'regime change' in Iran, though that is looking unlikely.”
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INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
— No evidence found in archive to verify claims about regime change being a stated war aim against Iran.
“Trump tore up the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) – the Iran Nuclear Deal – negotiated by the Obama administration.”
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INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
— No evidence found in archive to confirm or deny Trump's termination of the JCPOA.
“In May 2016, the SFF sold off 10.3 million barrels of strategic oil reserves without approval from the Central Energy Fund (CEF) board.”
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INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
— No evidence found in archive to verify the SFF's 2016 oil sale without CEF board approval.
“The CEF sought to have the 2016 oil sale set aside and declared unlawful in 2020.”
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“South Africa imports approximately 90% of its crude oil and petroleum products, with Nigeria and Saudi Arabia as primary suppliers.”
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“The Portfolio Committee on Mineral and Petroleum Resources criticized the Strategic Fuel Fund's fuel reserves as insufficient.”
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