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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.
US President Donald Trump calls on the European Union to sanction the Maduro regime with regard to the ongoing crisis in Venezuela. The comments came during a press conference with Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, just days after President Trump issued a new travel ban that added Venezuela to a list of eight countries cited for poor security and lack of cooperation with US authorities. SOUNDBITE
EU sanctions against Russia will also target Russian parliament members who backed recognising breakaway regions as independent and will inflict severe damage on the country, the EU's foreign policy chief says. SOUNDBITE
Caracas, Aug 24 (EFE).- The Venezuelan government has provided the International Criminal Court (ICC) with evidence of the damage done by the sanctions the United States has imposed on the oil-rich Latin American nation, Vice President Delcy Rodriguez said.(Camera: IVAN CARDENAS)STATEMENTS BY THE EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF VENEZUELA, DELCY RODRÍGUEZ (IN SPANISH)TRANSLATIONS:1. The prosecution of the international criminal court (presented) a report containing evidence on the damage caused by the coercive, unilateral measures against the Venezuelan people.2. In the same way, we have obtained information on how (the sanctions) affected the medicine-producing industry in Venezuela. More than half the medicine-producing transnationals in the country left as of 2016 and this is the drop we see in drug production.3. And yesterday with this report we were showing the effect and the damage caused. In legal matters it can be said that we have completed the cycle. We have completed the cycle to demonstrate that there are reasonable causes in this referral made by the international criminal court to affirm that a crime against humanity has been committed against the Venezuelan people.
Mexico City, Aug 13 (EFE).- Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro welcomed the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the government and the opposition on Friday in Mexico City.The move marks the beginning of dialog between the parties, who are looking for a way out of the crisis in the country.(Camera: MIGUEL ANGEL ANDRADE)SHOT LIST: THE SIGNING OF A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF NICOLAS MADURO AND THE OPPOSITION IN THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ANTHROPOLOGY IN MEXICO CITY, MEXICO.
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).