U.S. F-35 fighters at an air base in Puerto Rico amid rising tension with Venezuela.
Iran reaffirms its support for Venezuela in the face of the risks of US “unilateralism” and intimidation in the Caribbean region.
“The actions of the United States against Venezuela, as well as the pressure exerted on other countries in the Caribbean region, will have repercussions on the entire system of international law,” Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baqai said during his weekly press conference on Monday in Tehran, the Iranian capital.
In addition, he reiterated that Iran’s support for Venezuela is based on the principles of international law and on the recognition of “the risks arising from unilateralism and arrogance”.
Regarding the erosion of the norms of international law and the principles of the UN Charter, he said that this will not benefit the majority of the international community, remarking that “no country can claim that these matters do not concern it”.
Regarding Tehran-Caracas cooperation in various areas, he said that the two share interests and “these will continue in this framework”.
On Sunday, Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araqchi called the threat to use force against “independent developing countries” a “flagrant violation of the Charter of the United Nations and a clear danger to international peace and security.”
Tensions between the United States and Venezuela have been rising following the deployment of more than 4,000 additional Marines, three destroyers (USS Gravely, USS Jason Dunham and USS Sampson), an attack submarine and other equipment in the southern Caribbean off the coast of Venezuela with the purported goal of confronting drug cartels. although it is known that 90% of these drugs reach the United States through the Pacific Ocean.
The Venezuelan government has categorically rejected the drug trafficking charge, warning against attempts by Washington to use the alleged fight against drug trafficking as a pretext to “attack” Venezuela.
