According to the Foreign Ministry, Araghchi condemned Washington’s “bullying approach” toward Venezuela and other independent developing countries in the Western Hemisphere.

He said the US “threat of the use of force against this country is a clear example of the gross violation of the fundamental principles of the UN Charter and the peremptory norms of international law,” stressing the international community’s collective responsibility to safeguard the UN’s principles and objectives “against America’s aggressive unilateralism.”

Araghchi also referred to the activities of the Israeli regime in the Caribbean and Latin America, calling them “a major threat to peace, stability, and calm in that region.”

All governments have a responsibility to prosecute and punish the regime’s officials who are being pursued for “committing genocide and other heinous crimes,” he added.

Venezuela’s foreign minister, for his part, thanked Iran for its “principled positions” and underlined the importance of strengthening Tehran–Caracas strategic relations.

He reaffirmed the Venezuelan government and nation’s determination to “stand firm and resist” US pressure and unlawful interference.