Venezuela summons Iran ambassador over remarks
Caracas demanded respect for its institutions after footage appeared to show Abbas Araghchi comparing Iran’s stance with Venezuela’s in talks with the United States.
- On Tuesday, Venezuela's Foreign Ministry summoned Iran's ambassador to deliver a formal protest, labeling recent remarks against the nation's institutions "contemptuous and inappropriate."
- The protest follows viral footage showing Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stating Iran is "not Venezuela" regarding US negotiations, where he contrasted Iran's defiance with Venezuela, claiming "everyone backed down" after Nicolás Maduro's capture.
- Historically, Venezuela and Iran maintained close ties for 30 years since President Hugo Chávez's rise in 1999, with Iran supplying 1.5 million barrels of gasoline in 2020 and more than two million vaccines in 2025.
- Acting President Delcy Rodríguez's interim government, which took power after January's US military operation ousted Nicolás Maduro, has shifted toward Washington, deleting statements condemning Iran strikes and extending solidarity to US-aligned Gulf states instead.
- With government negotiations set for August 1 under US supervision, Venezuela's withdrawal from the International Criminal Court signals a broader realignment, marking a symbolic break from the "Axis of Resistance" bloc Maduro positioned Venezuela in during 2022.
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Friendly Fire: Venezuela Complains Ally Iran's Foreign Minister Insulted Nation
Venezuela's socialist regime, a longtime ally of Iran's Islamic regime, on Tuesday protested the "derogatory and inappropriate expressions" recently espoused by Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi regarding Venezuela. The post Friendly Fire: Venezuela Complains Ally Iran’s Foreign Minister Insulted Nation appeared first on Breitbart.
Venezuela's rift with Iran marks end of anti-Western foreign policy
Venezuela summoned Iran's ambassador on July 28 to deliver a formal protest over remarks by Tehran officials, in a rare public rupture between two countries that had been staunch anti-Western allies for more than two decades.
The Venezuelan government summoned the Iranian ambassador under the pretext of Tehran's "inappropriate" stances.
The Caracas authorities did not specify what statements they refer to, but in the same way "required" the cessation of all "allusion or comparison" that "disparages" the dignity of Venezuelans.
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