Nelson Mandela, the former president of South Africa, has been the lone international voice of support for Iran in its prosecution of 13 Jews on spying charges, according to Iranian news services. Mandela was quoted as saying that the trial so far “appears fair and just” and that outsiders should not meddle in Iran’s internal affairs.
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