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Iran Is Backing Venezuela’s Maduro To Keep a Presence in America Latina

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro meets with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, discussing bilateral relations against the backdrop of their national flags.

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro meets with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, discussing bilateral relations against the backdrop of their national flags.
Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Máduro meets Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in 2016 – Wikimedia Commons.

The ayatollahs need Maduro’s failed narco-state hurting the Western Hemisphere.

Reports arose today on how Iran is backing Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro in the moment the Trump administration has a sent massive military deployment to the Caribbean, and is cracking down on criminal networks tied to the regime in Caracas.

Fox News reported:

“Earlier this week, Iran condemned U.S. actions and publicly tied itself to Maduro. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei warned of ‘dangerous repercussions’ from U.S. military activity in the region, arguing the operations threaten ‘international peace and security’, according to Iran’s official news agency, IRNA.

Venezuelan Foreign Minister Iván Gil Pinto immediately welcomed Tehran’s backing. In comments reported by the Tehran Times, he thanked Iran for its ‘solidarity with the Venezuelan people’.”

Isaias Medina III, a former Venezuelan diplomat: ’Iran’s partnership with the rogue Venezuelan narco-dictatorship is far from a principled stand for ‘sovereign rights’ under the U.N. Charter. It is a calculated strategy serving mutual interests in criminal enterprise and asymmetric warfare, posing a direct and evolving threat to U.S. national security. This is a partnership for power, not principles. Iran’s engagement centers on deepening military, criminal, and intelligence cooperation that blatantly disregards international norms.”

President Donald J. Trump has refused to dismiss the possibility of deploying U.S. troops on the ground – but this week the possibility of talks with Caracas have also surfaced.

“Since September, the U.S. has launched at least 21 fatal strikes on boats allegedly involved in narcotics trafficking off Central and South America, including one on Sunday, as part of what officials describe as a widening campaign to disrupt maritime routes tied to Venezuelan criminal networks.”

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