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In the 4th century BC, the ancient Sanskrit treatise, the Arthashastra, said 'the enemy of my enemy is my friend.' According to Business Insider, Iran and Venezuela may be taking that to heart as their relationship grows ever closer. While the nations are US President Donald Trump's most frequent foreign-policy targets, Iran has been sending oil tankers directly to Venezuela. In September, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the US would place more sanctions on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. Pompeo accused Maduro's government of working with Tehran 'to flout the UN arms embargo.' US officials say intervening to stop Iranian tankers from reaching Venezuela was an option, raising concerns Trump may seek a confrontation before the election.
White House says Obama will sign legislation to sanction government officials in Venezuelan in response to government abuses. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
White House says Obama will sign legislation to sanction government officials in Venezuelan in response to government abuses. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says the UK has sanctioned officials running the Arctic penal colony where Russian opposition figure and critic of President Vladmir Putin Alexei Navalny died, saying Britian and its allies were considering "all options to hold Russia and Putin to account". "He died for a cause to which he dedicated his whole life - freedom - and to return home knowing that Putin had already tried to have him killed is one of the most courageous acts of our time," he tells members of parliament. SOUNDBITE
Presient of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro arrives in Havana for the G77+China summit, a group of developing and emerging countries representing 80 percent of the global population. IMAGES
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro leaves the Venezuelan embassy in Beijing, as he wraps up his first state visit to China since 2018. IMAGES
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