Former Iranian leader, Ahmadinejad attended Chavez’s funeral in Caracas –

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Ahmadinejad attended Chavez’s funeral in Caracas… joining Maduro’s accusation that the leader “had been killed by enemies.” pic.twitter.com/ZcNgO8j6LO

— Heshmat Alavi (@HeshmatAlavi) January 23, 2019

Venezuela’s Maduro is also close to Iran –

6)#Iran’s regime sought to use these ties to pursue its saber-rattling policies to help save face back home as international pressures increased.https://t.co/mEMkutFohZ

— Heshmat Alavi (@HeshmatAlavi) January 23, 2019

The corrupt Iranian and Venezuelan regimes trade oil and other items with each other –

8)#Iran’s oil money apparatus is full of corruption & profits are used to fuel terrorism.

Venezuela’s oil infrastructure is also very corrupt.

“former executive director of financial planning at PDVSA admitted he accepted millions of dollars in bribes”https://t.co/VKatfS7l5n

— Heshmat Alavi (@HeshmatAlavi) January 23, 2019

The regimes also relied on each other for uranium –

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“Venezuela’s close ties with Iran and its significant untapped deposits of uranium–which might total as much as fifty thousand tons–raise questions about whether Caracas could pose a proliferation risk in the future.”

— Heshmat Alavi (@HeshmatAlavi) January 23, 2019

The two regimes have signed over 200 agreements –

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“Iran & Venezuela have already signed over 200 different memoranda of cooperation (ElUniversal). When it comes to uranium, cooperation might be a 2-way street, with Iran helping Venezuela (NYT) locate deposits & Venezuela helping Iran (FP) acquire some portion of them.”

— Heshmat Alavi (@HeshmatAlavi) January 23, 2019

The regimes vowed to always stand together –

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“[U.S.] should also take note of Chavez’s language with respect to Iran. ‘We will always stand together,’ said Chavez before departing Tehran for Damascus. ‘We will not only resist, we will also stand victorious beside one another.’"

Source: Haaretzhttps://t.co/Ixz4NaBDY6

— Heshmat Alavi (@HeshmatAlavi) January 23, 2019

More on the regimes ties –

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More on the Iran-Venezuela regimes’ ties in the oil sector. pic.twitter.com/zZkcnsS0d8

— Heshmat Alavi (@HeshmatAlavi) January 23, 2019

The regimes are anti-Semitic and spread terror –

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“… Iran was using diplomatic cover to spread terror in the Western Hemisphere.”https://t.co/arWaWgNP79 pic.twitter.com/PEGTG2bfyN

— Heshmat Alavi (@HeshmatAlavi) January 23, 2019

They frequently post fake news stories –

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Iran-Venezuela ties to spread #FakeNews.

“Israel used its humanitarian aid mission to Nepal as a cover for trafficking 25 Nepalese babies, two Spanish-language networks reported. Iranian HispanTV & Venezuela’s Telesur networks broadcast the reports.” https://t.co/JhTNJ1dmkZ

— Heshmat Alavi (@HeshmatAlavi) January 23, 2019

And push anti-Semitism throughout the Americas –

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“A former government minister in Venezuela who has been accused of anti-Semitism and ties to Iran and the terrorist group Hezbollah was tapped as the South American country’s vice president.”https://t.co/LEaTTU4syA

— Heshmat Alavi (@HeshmatAlavi) January 23, 2019

The regimes also traffic drugs –

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El Aissami is “presented as a Druze,” he is “closely identified with Shiite Iran, the Hezbollah terrorist organization and Syrian President Bashar Assad’s family, whom he apparently hosted in Caracas.”

— Heshmat Alavi (@HeshmatAlavi) January 23, 2019

Venezuela is a cancer in South America in part due to its ties to Iran –

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“… the dangers that Venezuela’s government poses to the region, in part because of its ties to Hezbollah, the Lebanese terrorist militia allied with Iran.”https://t.co/wZxZImdA6q

— Heshmat Alavi (@HeshmatAlavi) January 23, 2019

The regimes desire to take control of South America –

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"Iran is the main ally of Venezuela for its interest in obtaining uranium and control over South America"

Credit: @mromvi pic.twitter.com/mvQqF1JRoV

— Heshmat Alavi (@HeshmatAlavi) January 23, 2019

Far left activists from code pink are friends of the Venezuelan regime –

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More signs of links between #Iran's regime & Maduro in #Venezuela:@medeabenjamin, head of @codepink, the known Iran apologist/lobbyist, is calling for a rally against the Venezuelan people.

Low down dirty shame!https://t.co/FY3MlhSY4g

— Heshmat Alavi (@HeshmatAlavi) January 23, 2019

No doubt the people of both regimes feel betrayed by Obama –

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And talking about links & ties, we all remember how Obama had good relations with Chavez.
In my opinion, as Obama betrayed the people of #Iran in 2009, one could say he betrayed the people of Venezuela, too. pic.twitter.com/n73NwUkqA9

— Heshmat Alavi (@HeshmatAlavi) January 23, 2019

Today the people in both countries are standing up against the regimes. God help them!