Venezuela condemned the US and Israeli strikes on Iran — while also criticizing Tehran’s “undue” retaliatory attacks on US military bases across the Gulf region.
“Venezuela condemns and regrets deeply that, in a context in which diplomatic efforts and ongoing negotiations are being developed, the military route was opted for, through attacks against Iran,” the Venezuelan government said in a statement Saturday.
Washington had been negotiating with Islamic Republic leaders to reach a nuclear weapons agreement, with another round of talks scheduled for Monday.
The Venezuelan government has condemned the US strikes on Iran, while criticizing Tehran’s “undue” retaliatory attacks across the Gulf region. Luis Barron/Eyepix Group/ShutterstockThe strikes caused “undue and condemnable military reprisals against targets located in different countries of the region by Iran,” added Venezuela’s government.
Iran launched a barrage of missiles on US military bases in Saudia Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, the UAE and Jordan — in retaliation for US and Israeli military strikes against Tehran overnight.
Venezuela, who’s been a longtime ally of Iran, has been walking a tight rope in diplomatic relations with the Trump administration since US forces captured dictator Nicolas Maduro on Jan. 3.
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Interim President Delcy Rodriguez, Maduro’s former vice president, who was sworn in after the tyrant was deposed, has treaded carefully whiel her hold on power remains tenuous.
But despite the White House saying it had “a very good relationship with the leaders of Venezuela” and that Rodriguez’s “own self-interest aligns with advancing our key objectives,” it doesn’t see her leading the South American country long term.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio had warned the Trump administration had no plans to let Venezuela’s corrupt ruling elite cling to power indefinitely.
The condemnation of the US strikes on Tehran could seal Rodriguez’s fate.
