Venezuela

Venezuela gives EU delegation head 72 Hours to leave Caracas

TEHRAN, Feb. 24 (MNA) – Venezuela has reportedly given the EU delegation head 72 hours to leave Caracas in wake of new sanctions.
2021-02-24 20:43
Venezuela Parl. demands expulsion of EU envoy

TEHRAN, Feb. 24 (MNA) – The National Assembly of Venezuela addressed the government, demanding to declare the EU envoy in the republic Isabel Brilhante Pedrosa persona non grata in response to EU sanctions against Caracas.
2021-02-24 09:21
Venezuelan Tourism Min. describes Iran as his own home

TEHRAN, Feb. 23 (MNA) – Hailing the good and friendly relations between Tehran and Caracas, the Venezuelan Minister of Tourism described Iran as his own home.
2021-02-23 15:51
India may turn to Iran, Venezuela for oil imports

TEHRAN, Feb. 22 (MNA) – India is planning to resume the import of energy from countries such as Iran and Venezuela to counter the high crude prices by some producers, local media reported.
2021-02-22 10:50
Third Iranian gasoline tanker arrives in Venezuela

TEHRAN, Feb. 21 (MNA) – TankerTrackers, monitoring the movement of tankers and oil shipments, has announced in a Twitter post that Iran has delivered its fuel consignment to Venezuela.
2021-02-21 14:56
Venezuela opens decisive stage in fight against Covid-19

TEHRAN, Feb. 21 (MNA) – Venezuela moves towards a decisive stage in the fight against Covid-19, as it began this week the first phase of immunization of prioritized personnel with the Russian vaccine Sputnik V.
2021-02-21 12:05
Maduro sets up superintendent office to fight drug smuggling

TEHRAN, Feb. 20 (MNA) – To strengthen the crackdown on drug trafficking in South America, Venezuelan government ordered the establishment of the National Anti-Drug Superintendent´s Office in this country.
2021-02-20 17:33
Venezuela launches Covid vaccination program

TEHRAN, Feb. 19 (MNA) – Venezuela on Thursday began immunizing healthcare workers against the coronavirus with Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine, with the government announcing plans to vaccinate 70% of the population by the end of the year.
2021-02-19 23:00
UN envoy urges US, EU to stop sanctions against Venezuela

TEHRAN, Feb. 13 (MNA) – A UN envoy called on the United States and European Union to lift sanctions against Venezuela, noting that such coercive measures have worsened the humanitarian crisis in the country.
2021-02-13 18:00
Iran to send more airlifts of refinery materials to Venezuela

TEHRAN, Feb. 13 (MNA) – Venezuela has begun to receive the second round of airlifts of materials from Iran to help its troubled oil refineries to produce fuel, according to three people familiar with the matter.
2021-02-13 15:46
Venezuela to get first batch of Sputnik V next week

TEHRAN, Feb. 10 (MNA) – According to Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, The first batch of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine will arrive in Venezuela next week.
2021-02-10 13:46
Venezuela jails two spies for giving US oil data

TEHRAN, Feb. 07 (MNA) – Venezuela's court has sentenced two senior officials of a state oil company to five years in prison for providing the United States with sensitive oil information.
2021-02-07 09:17
Bomb plot against Venezuelan National Assembly averted

TEHRAN, Feb. 06 (MNA) – A bomb plot directed at the Venezuelan National Assembly has been foiled.
2021-02-06 16:00
US lowers restrictions on Venezuelan Port, Airport Operations

TEHRAN, Feb. 03 (MNA) – On Tuesday, Washington lowered certain restrictions on Venezuela regarding transactions "ordinarily incident and necessary to operations or use of ports and airports in the country.
2021-02-03 09:38
Sputnik V vaccine demonstrates 100% efficacy: Maduro

TEHRAN, Feb. 02 (MNA) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro says clinical tests of the Russian Sputnik V anti-coronavirus vaccine demonstrated its 100% efficacy.
2021-02-02 18:15
UN rep. in Venezuela to assess impacts of US sanctions

TEHRAN, Feb. 01 (MNA) – A UN Special Rapporteur has arrived in Venezuela to assess the impact of unilateral coercive measures on human rights.
2021-02-01 16:18
EU recognizes Guaido as opposition not interim President

TEHRAN, Jan. 25 (MNA) – In its latest statement, the EU has announced that the bloc considers Juan Guaido as part of the democratic opposition in the country but not the interim President.
2021-01-25 18:45
Maduro denounces attack on Venezuelan gas pipeline (+VIDEO)

TEHRAN, Jan. 24 (MNA) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has condemned an attack on a gas pipeline of the state-run oil and gas company Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA).
2021-01-24 09:50
India hopes for more Iran, Venezuela oil exports

TEHRAN, Jan. 21 (MNA) – India is hoping to diversify its sources of crude by purchasing Iranian and Venezuelan oil as the tenure of hawkish Donald Trump in the White House has ended.
2021-01-21 20:12
Caracas deplores US ‘looting’ after Citgo shares ruling

TEHRAN, Jan. 17 (MNA) – The Venezuelan government has condemned as ‘looting’ a recent American court ruling over selling Citgo shares.
2021-01-17 19:32
Caracas forms commission to fight back US-led sanctions

TEHRAN, Jan. 15 (MNA) – Venezuela's National Assembly on Thursday established a Special Commission, made up of ruling coalition and opposition legislators, to resolve the economic crisis generated by US-led sanctions.
2021-01-15 17:51
Venezuela condemns US policy of seizing fuel shipments

TEHRAN, Jan. 13 (MNA) – Condemning America’s top diplomat Tuesday of boasting about stealing millions of dollars belonging to people, Venezuela's foreign minister said that US Secretary of State Pompeo will face justice for such “criminal” activity.
2021-01-13 11:29
Iranian oil tankers entering Venezuelan, Syrian ports

TEHRAN, Jan. 10 (MNA) – Tankertrackers reported that the Iranian oil and gasoline tankers have reached near Syria and Venezuela.
2021-01-10 16:05
Iranian ship arrives at Venezuelan port: report

TEHRAN, Jan. 09 (MNA) – An Iranian ship has reportedly arrived in Venezuela in continuation of the two countries' cooperation in the face of US unilateral sanctions.
2021-01-09 13:51
West refusing to unfreeze Caracas funds for vaccine purchase

TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) – Venezuelan President says the EU nations and the United States have refused Venezuela's request to unfreeze its assets so that the sanctions-hit country could purchase a coronavirus vaccine.
2021-01-04 14:33
Colombia preparing new attack on Venezuela, Maduro says

TEHRAN, Dec. 29 (MNA) – Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said Colombia is preparing a new attack on Venezuela.
2020-12-29 12:48
US navy cruiser secretly sailing off Cape Verde, W. Africa

TEHRAN, Dec. 23 (MNA) – For the past month, the Navy cruiser San Jacinto had sailed off the West African island nation of Cape Verde on a secret mission aimed at helping deal a major blow to President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela.
2020-12-23 19:50
Ghalibaf felicitate Venezuela on holding successful elections

TEHRAN, Dec. 13 (MNA) – Iran's Parl. Speaker Mohammad Bgaher Ghalibaf congratulated Venezuela on holding successful legislative elections.
2020-12-13 16:41
Venezuela says authorities disrupt plan to attack refinery

TEHRAN, Dec. 12 (MNA) – Venezuela's Oil Minister Tareck El Aissami said on Friday that authorities had disrupted a plan to attack Venezuela's 146,000-barrel-per-day (bpd) El Palito refinery, and had arrested two suspects in the plot.
2020-12-12 08:42
White House mischief in Venezuela did fail: Amir-Abdollahian

TEHRAN, Dec. 10 (MNA) – Iranian Parliament Speaker’s Special Aide for International Affairs said that US mischief in Venezuela doomed to failure.
2020-12-10 16:44