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Iran backs Venezuela against US threats in show of solidarity

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  • Source: Agencies
  • Today 08:42
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Venezuelan Foreign Minister Ivan Gil meets with Iran’s ambassador to reaffirm bilateral ties, stressing cooperation on sovereignty, development, and multipolarity.

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    A man holds up a national flags from Venezuela and Iran, during a government-organized march against Israeli attacks on Iran, in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, June 19, 2025. (AP)

Venezuelan Foreign Minister Ivan Gil announced on Monday that he met with Iran’s ambassador to Caracas, Ali Shaghani, to reaffirm what he described as a “strategic alliance, friendship, and shared struggle in defense of sovereignty, development, and multipolarity.”

Gil stated that during the meeting, Venezuela received a message of solidarity from Iran in the face of “threats to peace and security in Venezuela, the Caribbean region, and Latin America as a whole.”

He also emphasized Venezuela’s confidence in continued cooperation with Iran, both bilaterally and in multilateral forums, stressing that these ties will keep growing in line with the country’s diplomacy of peace.

Maduro: US naval deployment off Venezuela's 'greatest threat in a century'

The deployment of US naval forces in the Caribbean is the continent’s “greatest threat in a century,” Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro stated on Monday.

Speaking at a press conference, Maduro said eight US military vessels armed with 1,200 missiles and a nuclear submarine have been deployed off Venezuela’s coasts. He called the move “extravagant, unjustifiable, immoral, absolutely criminal, bloody threat.”

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Maduro accused Washington of pursuing a policy of maximal military pressure against Caracas, forcing Venezuela to declare full preparedness for national defense.

“Venezuela is a peaceful state, but its people are made of warriors and they will never cede before threats or blackmail,” the president said.

Despite the heightened tensions, Maduro noted that Caracas maintains two diplomatic channels with Washington, one through US charge d’affaires ad interim in Colombia, John McNamara, and another with US Special Presidential Envoy Richard Grenell.

Background of escalating pressure

In August 2025, Washington deployed three guided-missile destroyers, the USS Gravely, USS Jason Dunham, and USS Sampson, near Venezuelan territorial waters. The deployment included more than 4,000 Marines and sailors, sparking widespread condemnation across Latin America.

Maduro denounced the move as “immoral, criminal, and illegal,” describing it as a direct attempt to impose regime change.

Venezuela’s allies, including Russia, China, Iran, and members of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA), have reaffirmed their support for Caracas. They called for respect for international law and the territorial integrity of states in the region amid what they see as escalating US aggression.

Maduro expressed gratitude to Colombian President Gustavo Petro for deploying 25,000 troops to the Catatumbo region along the shared border. He described the move as an act of unity between Venezuela and Colombia in preserving peace and protecting their territories.

Beyond Colombia, Venezuela received strong backing from regional allies. Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel condemned Washington’s deployment of troops at the XIII Extraordinary Summit of ALBA-TCP, warning that US militarization threatens regional stability.

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi also reaffirmed support for Venezuela, calling US unilateral measures “baseless” and “unacceptable”.

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