Iran deplored the US move to seize a plane used by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, and stressed that the move will further encourage skyjacking and pose a threat to aviation peace.
The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran says accelerators in Venezuela’s hospitals have stopped due to the sanctions by Western countries including the United States and Iranian experts are going to help the Venezuelan side resolve this problem.
Iranian Oil Minister Javad Owji says Tehran has exported over 2.8 million units of spare parts meant for reviving refineries in Venezuela, as the two states move to bolster trade ties in the face of US sanctions.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi plans to make a visit to Latin America, including Venezuela, Nicaragua and Cuba, next week to strengthen Tehran's relations with the three states in economic and political fields.
The Iranian and Venezuelan oil ministers have signed new agreements for broader cooperation in the energy sector, in the face of the draconian economic sanctions imposed on both countries by the US.
Iran’s ambassador to Venezuela says President Ebrahim Raisi plans to make a visit to Latin America, including Venezuela, with the exact date yet to be determined.
Iranian Oil Minister Javad Owji is in Caracas, exploring ways of "strengthening relations and cooperation in the field of energy" between Iran and Venezuela.
Tehran’s Embassy in Caracas says a direct shipping line connecting Iran to Venezuela was launch last month with the goal of supporting the trade ties between the economic sectors of the two countries.
Iran dispatches a ship to Venezuela carrying a cargo of domestically-made goods as part of Tehran’s policy of promoting non-oil products in the international market.
The oil ministers of Iran and Venezuela hold talks on ways to further expand bilateral energy cooperation, despite the tough American sanctions against both oil-producing nations.
Two Iranian tankers have arrived in Venezuela with about 1.22 million barrels of Iranian crude and 2 million barrels of condensate, media reports citing documents from state oil company PDVSA say.
Iran has exported a shipment of domestically-produced hepatitis B and BCG vaccines, primarily used against tuberculosis, to Venezuela for the first time after the 1979 victory of the Islamic Revolution, the head of the Tehran-based Pasteur Institute of Iran says.
The Iranian vice president for scientific and technological affairs and the Venezuelan minister of science and technology have discussed possible areas of cooperation between the two sides in various technological spheres, particularly medical and pharmaceutical fields with an emphasis on knowledge-based companies.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi says enhanced ties between Iran and Venezuela and active resistance against the imperialist countries will definitely lead to victory.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, fresh from a trip to Iran, says he is amazed by the scientific and technological progress Iran has made during the recent years.
An Iranian expert on Latin American affairs has said the 20-year partnership deal between Iran and Venezuela will be beneficial for both sides at a time when Tehran and Caracas are under sanctions.
First Lady of Venezuela Cilia Flores along with Iran’s Vice-President for Women and Family Affairs Ensieh Khazali held a meeting with a number of female social and political activists in Tehran.
Tehran’s ambassador to Caracas says direct flights between Iran and Venezuela will start next weekend, as the two countries work to facilitate bilateral trade ties.
Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has said the experience of the Islamic Republic and Venezuela showed that the only path to victory against the US pressures is resistance.
Iran has delivered another oil tanker to Venezuela during a ceremony in which the presidents of the two countries participated from Tehran via video conference. The delivery ceremony was held in the Persian Gulf.
