Venezuela

Maduro visits Brazil despite US efforts to isolate Venezuela

TEHRAN, May 30 (MNA) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has visited Brazil on a formal invitation to take part in a South American leaders’ summit, marking a new thaw in bilateral ties despite persisting US efforts to isolate the country.

Iran FM holds phone call with Venezuelan, Danish counterparts

TEHRAN, May 22 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian held separate phone conversations with his Venezuelan and Danish counterparts on Sunday night on bilateral relations.

Venezuelan President condemns attack against Kremlin

TEHRAN, May 04 (MNA) – Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro condemned on Wednesday "the assassination attempt" against Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Juan Guaido expelled from Colombia

TEHRAN, Apr. 25 (MNA) – Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido says he was expelled from Colombia hours after he arrived in Bogota to try to meet participants of an international conference to discuss his country’s political crisis.

Iran, Venezuela ink MoUs on oil, gas, petrochemical

TEHRAN, Apr. 16 (MNA) – Iran and Venezuela signed memorandums of understanding (MOU) on the development of oil and gas fields, reconstruction of refineries and petrochemical complexes and oil trade.

Iran’s oil minister visits Venezuela to boost energy ties

TEHRAN, Apr. 13 (MNA) – Iranian Oil Minister Javad Owji has traveled to Venezuela to discuss ways to “strengthen energy relations” between the two friendly nations, according to the Latin American country’s foreign ministry.

Member of EP:

Unilateral sanctions against Iran international banditry

TEHRAN, Apr. 10 (MNA) – Referring to the double standards of the European Union, a member of the European Parliament called extraterritorial unilateral sanctions against some countries, including Iran and Syria, international banditry.

Minister:

Iran building paper-making factory in Venezuela

TEHRAN, Mar. 15 (MNA) – The Iranian culture minister reported of the joint construction of a paper factory in Venezuela, holding cultural weeks and the establishment of a joint educational working group to combat media terrorism with Caracas.

Venezuela FM:

Iran-Saudi agreement step towards building multipolar world

TEHRAN, Mar. 12 (MNA) – Hailing the resumption of diplomatic ties between Tehran and Saudi Arabia, the Venezuelan Foreign Minister described it as a further step in building a multi-centered and multi-polar world.

Venezuelan president says US imperialism in decline

TEHRAN, Mar. 12 (MNA) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said Saturday that US hegemony in Latin America, the Caribbean and the rest of the world is in decline.

Venezuelan FM:

Ayatollah Khamenei’s book guide to confront foes

TEHRAN, Mar. 11 (MNA) – Venezuelan Foreign Minister has said that the book of Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei will be used as a guide on how to combat enemies.

Leader urges all justice-seeking nations for joint efforts

TEHRAN, Mar. 11 (MNA) – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei urged all justice-seeking nations to become more familiar with each other and combine their efforts.

Iran-Venezuela direct shipping route launched: Iran embassy

TEHRAN, Mar. 03 (MNA) – Iran's embassy in Caracas has announced the official launch of a direct shipping route between the Islamic Republic and Venezuela to enhance trade ties amid US sanctions.

Tehran-Moscow-Caracas ties close, stable, Venezuela FM terms

TEHRAN, Mar. 03 (MNA) – Hailing the stable ties among Venezuela, Iran, and Russia, the Venezuelan Foreign Minister said that Caracas enjoys a close cooperation with the states in the field of energy, food, information technology, and transportation.

Iran to build two oil tankers for Venezuela: source

TEHRAN, Feb. 13 (MNA) – Venezuela will contract with an Iranian shipyard to build two oil tankers under an existing construction agreement according to people familiar with the matter and documents.

Maduro stresses strengthening of Iran-Venezuela cooperation

TEHRAN, Feb. 04 (MNA) – Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in a meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian emphasized the need to strengthen cooperation between the two countries.

Iranian foreign minister arrives in Venezuelan capital

TEHRAN, Feb. 03 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian arrived in Caracas, the capital of Venezuela, on Friday morning.

Venezuela supports Brazil, Argentina on common currency

TEHRAN, Jan. 24 (MNA) – Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Monday announced his support for the initiative by his counterparts in Argentina and Brazil to create a common currency for the South American region.

Iran FM receives attendees of Congress for Women of Influence

TEHRAN, Jan. 23 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian received the participants of the first International Congress for the Women of Influence in Tehran.

Maduro mulls creating regional bloc allied to Russia, China

TEHRAN, Jan. 14 (MNA) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has proposed establishing a new international bloc involving Latin American and Caribbean countries that would have close ties to Russia and China.

Maduro blasts UK move to extend recognition of 2015 Assembly

TEHRAN, Jan. 13 (MNA) – Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is slamming Whitehall for its “laughable” claim that the National Assembly, which was elected in 2015, is the Caribbean country’s only legitimate institution.

President receives credentials of new envoys (+Details)

TEHRAN, Jan. 08 (MNA) – Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi on Sunday received the credentials of the new envoys of Russia, Venezuela, Malaysia, and Mali.

Iran, Venezuela FMs discuss bilateral issues

TEHRAN, Jan. 08 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and Venezuelan new foreign minister Yvan Gil Pinto discussed the bilateral issues.

Venezuelan embassy in US ceases operations 

TEHRAN, Jan. 07 (MNA) – The Venezuelan embassy in the United States, which had been under the control of Juan Guaido since 2019, said it has ended its operations after the opposition leader's interim government was dissolved.

Venezuela, Colombia fully reopen shared border

TEHRAN, Jan. 01 (MNA) – Venezuela and Colombia will fully reopen their shared border on January 1 to allow passage of cargo and passenger transport via the cross-border Tienditas bridge, Colombia Migration said in a statement on Saturday.

Iran, Venezuela can develop coop. in 7 scientific fields

TEHRAN, Dec. 31 (MNA) – Iran and Venezuela can promote cooperation in 7 scientific fields, the director-general of the international business development office said.

Venezuelan opposition puts end to interim government

TEHRAN, Dec. 31 (MNA) – The Venezuelan opposition put an official end on Friday to the interim government headed by Juan Guaido, who since January 2019 claimed to be the "interim president".

Iranian oil tanker reportedly arrives in Venezuela

TEHRAN, Dec. 07 (MNA) – Media sources on Tuesday reported that an Iranian tanker carrying about 2 million barrels of ultra-light oil arrived this week in Venezuelan waters.

Venezuela, Chevron sign oil production contracts

TEHRAN, Dec. 03 (MNA) – Venezuela's state oil company PDVSA signed contracts with the American oil company Chevron on Friday, media have reported.