Untimely Conversation Between Pezeshkian and Maduro
The conversation between the President of Iran and Maduro, the President of Venezuela who lost in the country’s elections, held significant importance that its risky nature was overlooked amidst the clamor of other news. The fraud and essentially the overturning of the results of the Venezuelan presidential elections were so blatant that major South American countries like Brazil and Chile openly opposed it from day one. In fact, Biden’s foreign policy team, after much review and later than some other countries, took a stance against this election and recognized the opposition candidate as the winner.
The Iranian regime is currently risking on the results of the U.S. elections and has not abandoned its unsuitable ties with Maduro’s government, which do not serve the national interests and instead benefit certain business groups in Iran and provide financial and diplomatic support to Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Interestingly, in his recent conversation, Trump, while calling Maduro a dictator, practically praised him. Trump’s sympathy with dictators has a special meaning and highlights the nature of the Iranian regime’s gamble on the outcome of the November U.S. elections. What should be noted is the activation of Kamala Harris’s National Security Advisor.
Phil Gordon, who has entered this matter and is pursuing plans to counter Maduro and support the Venezuelan opposition, has met with the ambassadors of the Americas in his country, indicating his serious involvement in U.S. policymaking. Gordon is an experienced diplomat and was one of the key figures in the JCPOA negotiations during the Obama era. Naturally, he and his colleagues will be monitoring the behavior of Pezeshkian’s government.
Perhaps Javad Zarif should reconsider Pezeshkian’s government policy and make some efforts to establish the government’s independence from the regime’s policies and revive the democratic and elected nature of the executive branch.