Iran Is Backing Venezuela’s Maduro To Keep a Presence in America Latina
Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Máduro meets Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in 2016 – Wikimedia Commons.
Iran has publicly aligned itself with Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro at a moment when the Trump administration has increased its military presence in the Caribbean and intensified operations targeting criminal networks linked to Caracas.
Earlier this week, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei condemned U.S. actions, warning of “dangerous repercussions” from the military operations and asserting they threaten “international peace and security,” according to Iran’s official news agency, IRNA.
🚨🇮🇷🇻🇪 BREAKING: IRAN has announced their FULL SUPPORT for VENEZUELA amid threats of a U.S. INVASION pic.twitter.com/4q2dkNJh64
— Legitimate Targets (@LegitTargets) September 9, 2025
Venezuelan Foreign Minister Iván Gil Pinto welcomed Tehran’s support, thanking Iran for its “solidarity with the Venezuelan people,” as reported by the Tehran Times.
Isaias Medina III, a former Venezuelan diplomat, said the partnership is far from a principled stand on sovereignty. “Iran’s engagement with Venezuela is a calculated strategy serving mutual interests in criminal enterprise and asymmetric warfare, posing a direct and evolving threat to U.S. national security,” he said. “This is a partnership for power, not principles, centered on deepening military, criminal, and intelligence cooperation in blatant disregard of international norms.”
JUST IN🇺🇲🇻🇪🇮🇷🔥 Iran has transferred Thousands of Weapon system and Shahed-Drones to #Venezuela amid Rising US threats in Caribbean Sea or Caracas. pic.twitter.com/JN9TslZK9v
— RKM (@rkmtimes) October 28, 2025
🚨🇮🇷🇻🇪 Iran begins evacuating embassy staff and their family members from Venezuela. pic.twitter.com/dfHYvOx3VG
— Terror Alarm (@Terror_Alarm) November 17, 2025
President Donald J. Trump has not ruled out deploying U.S. troops on the ground, while discussions of possible talks with Caracas have also emerged.
For the first time, the Iranian Shahed-107 loitering munition (suicide drone) has been spotted in Ukrainian airspace. pic.twitter.com/JDHdtpCkMY
— OSINTWarfare (@OSINTWarfare) November 17, 2025
The Wall Street Journal: The United States, China, France, and Britain are working on developing their own models inspired by the Iranian “Shahed” drone, in an attempt to replicate its technology and use it in various military fields. pic.twitter.com/mLi4EOpk5E
— Sprinter Press (@SprinterPress) September 25, 2025
Since September, U.S. forces have conducted at least 21 lethal strikes on boats allegedly involved in narcotics trafficking off Central and South America, including one on Sunday. Officials describe this as part of a growing campaign to disrupt maritime routes linked to Venezuelan criminal networks.
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