The regime of Nicolás Maduro spoke about the visit of the Iranian diplomatic mission that landed in Caracas

The Venezuelan regime announced the arrival of an Iranian diplomatic mission in a plane on which the opposition raised suspicions, in the middle of the power struggle between President Nicolás Maduro and the head of parliament Juan Guaidó.

"Today, a delegation (…) from Iran made a commercial flight from an Iranian line and This delegation is chaired by the Counselor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Director General for the Americas of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran, Mohsen Baharvand."Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza said at a press conference.

Baharvand is a 53-year-old lawyer and diplomat known in South America, particularly in Argentina: he worked for years to defend the Iranians accused of having participated in the attack against the AMIA headquarters in Buenos Aires, where he also held the position of Chargé d 'affaires at the embbady of his country.

Arreaza stressed that the idea of ​​an air route between Tehran and Caracas "is present in the talks with Iran for a long time"but this time the delegation traveled"follow up on the agreements"

Doubts about the Iranian plane they were bred earlier by Guaidó, recognized as interim president of Venezuela by more than 50 countries led by the United States.

"The regime continues in a game of geopolitics"for"make them see that they have a backup that is not"said the opposition to the press, who also said that he would investigate the case.

"In an awkward manner, they will pretend to be dictators", maintained Guaidó in reference to the meeting held last Thursday, Arreaza and the Syrian President, Bashar Al Assadin Damascus.

The US Senator Marco Rubio He also took advantage of the arrival of the plane to attack Maduro, of which he is a fierce critic.

"Iran has resumed its daily flight to Venezuela, unless Iran suddenly becomes a major source of international tourists, This is another reason #MaduroRegime is a threat to national security for the United States."he wrote on Twitter.

Arreaza emphasized that Venezuela deepens its relations with countries "the friends"like Iran and Russia"at times when there is aggression"by the government of Donald Trump, which he accuses of leading an escalation aimed at destabilizing the oil country.

Iran is one of Maduro's allies with Russia, China and Turkey in its pulse with Guaidó, who has proclaimed that the second term of Maduro resulted from fraudulent elections.

On March 23, two Russian armed forces arrived in Venezuela. According to the local press, they carried about a hundred soldiers and equipment, which Maduro defended in the framework of bilateral cooperation and rejected by Washington.

(With information from AFP)