Not in our name — an Iranian response to war, from within the diaspora
Daily Maverick | 15.04.2026 01:50
A small but vocal group of Iranians in South Africa has recently taken to interviews and social media, cheering on a US-Israel war against Iran. They cite the Islamic Republic’s domestic shortcomings as a moral licence for bombing our homeland. As Iranians who live here, and who remain deeply connected to family inside Iran, we say clearly: No war on our behalf. Not in our name.
