The president of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, received a phone call, on Monday, from the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Masoud Pezeshkian, during which the latter congratulated him on the election results and expressed his unconditional support for both the president and the Venezuelan people.

The Iranian president reiterated his government's desire to deepen cooperation with Venezuela in all fields, noting that the two peoples are united to face common challenges and achieve prosperity for both peoples.

#Comunicado 📢 El presidente de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela, @NicolasMaduro, ha recibido el día de hoy una llamada telefónica del presidente de la República Islámica de Irán, Dr. Masoud Pezeshkian, en la cual éste felicitó los resultados electorales al tiempo que… pic.twitter.com/RAXhCWPBG8

— Yvan Gil (@yvangil) August 5, 2024

In turn, Maduro, on behalf of the government and people of Venezuela, thanked Pezeshkian for the gesture and supported the desire to move forward, in a united manner, to deepen the cooperative relations between the two brotherly countries.

Maduro vows to prevent coup attempts

Maduro disclosed during the Grand National March in Defense of Peace that 80% of the criminals arrested in the country had been trained in Texas, Colombia, and Peru to execute a coup.

He added that these countries have refused to recognize Maduro’s election victory and noted that the arrested individuals did not take part in the voting process.

The Venezuelan president stressed that the "fascist right attempted to attack and overthrow the National Electoral Council's electronic voting system," describing the extreme right as embodying "hatred and arrogance," framing it as a form of "foreign meddling and war."

Maduro also said that 2,000 individuals have so far been detained, tersely stating that "there will be justice" this time. He added that these detainees do not participate in elections, call for protests, then "fill society with hatred and attack state institutions."

The president emphasized that Venezuela remains peaceful, reiterating that no one can "impose a climate of violence or lead us to coup scenarios."

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