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According to a statement by Iran’s Foreign Ministry, Foreign Minister Araghchi and his Venezuelan counterpart Pinto held a phone call on Saturday evening, during which the latest developments following the U.S. military attack on Venezuela were reviewed.

Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi condemned the U.S. military intervention against Venezuela and the detention of the country’s legitimate president and his wife, describing it as “a clear example of state terrorism” and an outright attack on the sovereignty and national will of the Venezuelan people. He reaffirmed Iran’s support for the Venezuelan people and their elected government.

Venezuelan Foreign Minister Pinto, for his part, thanked Iran for its stance of solidarity and stressed the determination of the Venezuelan people and government to defend their national sovereignty and right to self-determination against the coercive and unlawful policies of the United States.