Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro speaks during a swearing-in ceremony of the combat forces in Caracas, on Jan. 7, 2025. (Credit: Pedro Mattey / AFP) (FILES) Venezuelan President Nicol?s Maduro gestures as he speaks during a swearing-in march for combatant forces in Caracas on January 7, 2025. President Donald Trump said on January 3, 2026, that US forces had captured Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro after launching a "large scale strike" on the South American country. "The United States of America has successfully carried out a large scale strike against Venezuela and its leader, President Nicolas Maduro, who has been, along with his wife, captured and flown out of the Country," Trump said on Truth Social. (Photo by Pedro MATTEY / AFP)
Iran, which maintains close ties with Venezuela, has strongly condemned the U.S. military attack following explosions that shook the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, on Saturday.
“The Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly condemns the U.S. military attack on Venezuela and the blatant violation of the country’s national sovereignty and territorial integrity,” the ministry said in a statement, denouncing “the illegal aggression by the United States,” an adversary of the Islamic Republic.
The U.S. administration has not immediately commented on the events in Venezuela.
Iran, which maintains close ties with Venezuela, has strongly condemned the U.S. military attack following explosions that shook the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, on Saturday.
“The Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly condemns the U.S. military attack on Venezuela and the blatant violation of the country’s national sovereignty and territorial integrity,” the ministry said in a statement, denouncing “the illegal aggression by the United States,” an adversary of the Islamic Republic.
The U.S. administration has not immediately commented on the events in Venezuela.
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