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South Africa raps Shell for not refueling Iran speaker's jet

Cape Town, South Africa: South Africa criticized Royal Dutch Shell's local unit on Tuesday for not refueling a jet carrying the visiting speaker of Iran's parliament, saying the action was an "embarrassment" to the government.

Ali Larijani met with South African President Jacob Zuma and South Africa's parliamentary speaker during an official visit to the country from March 4 to 7.

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