Venezuela appreciates Iran for support against US invasion threats

The Venezuelan foreign minister has appreciated Iran’s staunch support for the Latin American country against US threats of aggression.

Yván Eduardo Gil Pinto made the remark in a phone conversation with his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araghchi, as the two top diplomats exchanged views on Tehran-Caracas ties and the latest developments in the Caribbean region.

During the phone call, Venezuela's foreign minister briefed Araghchi on the heightened tensions in the Caribbean region following the escalation of US threats and unsubstantiated claims against the South American country.

Expressing gratitude for Iran's solidarity with and support for Venezuela, Pinto underscored the determination of the Venezuelan people and government to defend their country's independence and national sovereignty against US threats of aggression.

Araghchi, for his part, pointed to the mounting danger posed by belligerent US unilateralism to global peace and stability.

Condemning the US move to level baseless accusations against the Venezuelan government and the threat of using force against Caracas, the Iranian foreign minister reaffirmed the solidarity of the Islamic Republic with Venezuela.

In a statement on Thursday, the Iranian Foreign Ministry rebuked the United States’ threats to use force against Venezuela’s national sovereignty and territorial integrity, warning against the dangerous consequences of Washington’s acts of adventurism for the Caribbean region’s peace and security after the US military deployed three Navy missile destroyers and around 4,000 Marines to the waters off Venezuela on the pretext of cracking down on drug cartels.

Iran condemns US warmongering policy toward Venezuela

Iran condemns the United States’ threats to use force against Venezuela’s national sovereignty and territorial integrity.

The administration of US President Donald Trump also doubled to $50 million a reward for the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, claiming that he is one of the world’s largest narco-traffickers, an allegation adamantly dismissed by Caracas.

Maduro responded by mobilizing 4.5 million members of the Bolivarian Militia and ordering a 30-day suspension of drone flights nationwide, in order to thwart US threats of war against his country.

The Maduro government on Tuesday petitioned the United Nations to intervene in the dispute by demanding "the immediate cessation of the US military deployment in the Caribbean."

Venezuela and the US severed formal diplomatic relations in 2019 after the latter backed opposition leader Juan Guaido in the Latin American country’s presidential election.

Sanctions have also been imposed to pressure the Venezuelan leader to step down in favor of the opposition leader, whom the US and its Western allies have recognized as the country’s legitimate president.

Maduro, however, has secured a third term in office after Venezuela’s National Electoral Council declared him the winner of last year’s presidential election.

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