Iran condemns US ‘bullying approach’ in Caribbean, warns of Israeli influence

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has strongly condemned the US military escalation in the Caribbean and its bullying approach against Venezuela, warning that the Israeli influence is also a danger to the region’s peace and stability.

Speaking during a telephone conversation with his Venezuelan counterpart, Yvan Gil Pinto, Araghchi denounced the “bullying approach” of the United States towards Venezuela and other independent developing nations in the Western hemisphere.

The conversation comes amid a sharp increase in US military deployments across the Caribbean, carried out under the pretext of fighting drug trafficking.

The top Iranian diplomat stated that threats to use force against these countries represent a clear violation of the fundamental principles of the United Nations Charter and peremptory norms of international law.

He underscored the collective responsibility of the international community to uphold the principles and purposes of the UN in the face of “US belligerent unilateralism.”

Furthermore, Araghchi slammed the activities of the Israeli regime in the Caribbean and Latin America as a major threat to the peace, stability, and tranquility of the region.

Israel is seeking to expand its relations with small Caribbean countries in domestic security and intelligence, a move critics view as a strategic effort to extend its geopolitical influence that risks destabilizing regional dynamics and which some believe is connected to the recent US military buildup in the area.

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As a reaction to Israel’s war in Gaza and its broader policies, over 40 civil society organizations from at least 15 Caribbean countries signed an open letter in mid-2025 demanding that their governments impose sanctions and cut ties with Israel.

Araghchi underlined the responsibility of all governments to prosecute and punish officials of this regime who are pursued for committing genocide and other heinous crimes.

The Venezuelan Foreign Minister, for his part, expressed gratitude for the Islamic Republic of Iran's principled positions and highlighted the importance of strengthening strategic relations between Caracas and Tehran.

He also underscored the resolve of the Venezuelan nation and government to resist and stand firm against US pressures and illegal interventions.

The two sides reviewed relations and cooperation between the two countries in various fields, including economic, trade, and technological issues, emphasizing the importance of expanding cooperation at both bilateral and multilateral levels, as well as within the framework of South-South cooperation.

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In October, Araghchi and Gil Pinto held a meeting on the sidelines of the 19th Midterm Ministerial Meeting of the Coordinating Bureau of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) in Kampala, Uganda, where they condemned the US’s June military aggression against Iran, as well as repeated threats and attacks against Venezuela’s interests.

The top diplomats also warned about the dangerous consequences of the United States’ disregard for law when it comes to global peace and security, and reaffirmed the right of nations to defend themselves against coercion and unlawful bullying.

Since late August, Washington has sent warships, surveillance aircraft, and special operations units to the southern Caribbean, culminating this month with the deployment of the USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group.

The US has since launched dozens of strikes on vessels, killing more than 80 people, claiming they were drug traffickers, while failing to provide any evidence to back up the claims. Legal experts have condemned the US military’s extrajudicial killing of victims as unlawful.

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