The U.S. and Iran are engaged in sky-high tensions in the Persian Gulf and they also back opposing sides in Venezuela's political crisis.
The U.S. and Iran have accused one another of fostering global instability as both countries sent their top diplomats to Latin America.
"The resistance of the people of Venezuela against the United States is very important for the people of the world and the people of Venezuela. Without the interference of the USA, the people of Venezuela know how to live together and how to get along with each other," Zarif said in comments cited by CNN.
One year later, the U.S. began to send additional military assets to the Middle East to deter what it claimed was heightened threats posed by Iran. Around this same time, Washington also sought to end a months-long political standoff in the Western Hemisphere bycalled for by Venezuela's opposition-controlled National Assembly leader Juan Guaidó against President Nicolás Maduro.
On Friday, however, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo also headed to Latin America. After landing in Buenos Aires, he renewed criticism of Iranian activities in the region.
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