AP As the Trump administration increases pressure on Venezuelas Nicols Maduro, the socialist leader has turned to Iran for help jump starting an aging refinery to prevent the South American nation with the worlds largest oil reserves from running out of gasoline, The Associated Press has learned. On Thursday, the second flight by Iranian airline ...

The Hill | LAWRENCE J. HAAS: In Latin America, a U.S. retreat that began under President Barack Obama has accelerated under President Donald Trump, creating a vacuum that China, Russia, and Iran are moving to fill. The most fruitful opportunity for those U.S. adversaries lies in the socialism-ravaged state of Venezuela, where each of them is jockeying ...

RT - Venezuelas self-proclaimed interim leader has formally requested that his international partners consider all options necessary to depose Maduro, as he now heads to the Lima Group summit to meet US Vice President Mike Pence. The events of today oblige me to take a decision to propose formally to the international community that we should keep ...

Sputnik - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said Monday he had written to Pope Francis, asking him to help advance dialogue with the opposition, who has so far refused to engage in talks. "I sent a letter to Pope Francis, I hope it's on its way or has already arrived in Rome I asked for assistance in facilitating and strengthening the dialogue,...

Sputnik - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Friday that Iran will support the Venezuelan government, which is currently facing a political crisis. In a phone call with his Venezuelan counterpart Jorge Arreaza on Friday, Zarif said that the Islamic Republic will back the Venezuelan government and people of the country against ...

Al-Masdar News - The Foreign Ministry of the Syrian Arab Republic issued a statement on Thursday that condemned the U.S. interference in Venezuela. According to the statement, the Syrian Arab Republic condemned in strongest terms the blatant U.S. interference in Venezuelas ongoing affairs. The Syrian Foreign Ministry accused the U.S. of violating ...

FNA - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro voiced his country's willingness to deepen relations with Iran in the wake of the re-imposition of unilateral sanctions by the US against Tehran. "Caracas will continue strategic cooperation and alliance with Iran," President Maduro wrote on his Twitter account after his meeting with Iranian President Hassan ...

IFP- Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi has congratulated the Venezuelan government and nation for successfully holding their presidential election, saying it was a great success for democracy in the Latin American country. Holding the presidential election in spite of domestic pressure and foreign threats and sanctions is a great ...

SANA- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has described the US-British-French tripartite aggression on Syria as a criminal act. We say that this attack is a criminal act against the people of Syria, which was carried out with the aim to create panic and terrorism and destroy the scientific centers of the country, Maduro said in a televised interview ...

October 23, The Iran Project Cte dIvoire Foreign Minister Abdallah Albert Toikeusse Mabri trip to Iran, Iran Air Force holding large-scale drills, Ali Akbar Velayati attendance The 9th Session of the Islamic Awakening Supreme Council and Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro visit to Iran and meeting with senior officials dominated the countrys media ...

Tehran, Jan 15, IRNA - Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet, Thursday, with his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro, who will arrive in Russia on a working visit, the Kremlin press service said. Putin and Maduro are expected to discuss key issues of bilateral cooperation, including implementation of major joint projects. Russian presidential ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Venezuelan President Nicols Maduro called for the further broadening of relations and cooperation with Iran as well as resumption of direct flights between Tehran and Caracas. "The flights can further provide the ground for acquaintance between the two countries' nations and further expand exports of goods and products," Maduro said ...

New York, Sept 23, IRNA Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said in a meeting with his Venezuelan counterpart Nicholas Maduro here Tuesday that the two countries' relations need to increase to the highest possible level. Iran and Venezuela pursue significant shared objectives, enjoy close relations, and our relations should therefore elevate to the highest ...