Posted on 01/10/2025 9:43:12 PM PST by blueplum
Iran is increasing its military presence in Venezuela, with officials and personnel, with some members of the country's elite acquiring properties in the Latin American country and being offered political asylum ...
The relationship between the two countries has grown over the years, Infobae has detailed, with Iran having established a drone development base at the El Libertador air base in Venezuela, where training for Venezuelan military personnel is also carried out. That project includes the production and training in the use of a wide range of unnamed aerial vehicles (UAV) Among them are the ZAMORA V-1 (Shahed-131), used for one-way attack missions.
But drone development is not the only involvement from Iran in the region, as the country is also looking to sell them to other countries in the region, a practice that could destabilize the geopolitical landscape in Latin America, the Argentinian news outlet reports....
Among the joint economic activities, the use of Mahan Air for direct flights between Caracas and Tehran stands out. These flights have reportedly been used to transfer Venezuelan gold in exchange for Iranian oil, in a scheme that violates international sanctions imposed on both countries...
(Excerpt) Read more at latintimes.com ...
I’m trying to decide if it’s propaganda to try to either get the US there or make the US think twice about coming.
If true... do we recall the Monroe Doctrine?
Well Monroe isn’t here to enforce his doctrine. Honestly if it was that important it should have been enshrined in the Constitution. That said, I’m leaning towards fake news on this one. If they really did set up a drone factory there you would never hear about it. That’s what makes me think it’s fake.
Venezuelans and Venezuela are not our friends. And they are invading America thanks to Pedo Joe.
Yeah They really do make some doozy gangs in Venezuela.
Didn’t JFK invoke the Monroe Doctrine for the ‘Bay of Pigs’ fiasco?
It has always been a concern for me personally why the US and Israel allow the evil Iranian ayatollahs to rule Iran. I guess it benefits the MIC is one conclusion.
“unnamed aerial vehicles (UAV)”???
How do those work? You can call them, but they don’t answer?
What has been happening in Venezuela is a disgrace, and it shows that an semblence of a democractic government has long since disappeared. Maduro lost his election, yet he won’t relinquish his office to the winner.
Is that where it says that Marylin Monroe was one hot babe?
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