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🇻🇪🇮🇷 The Chavista regime planned in 2020 to purchase Iranian ballistic missiles for more than $400 million, according to internal documents.

A memorandum from the Venezuelan Ministry of Defense dated January 17, 2020, approved by then-Minister Vladimir Padrino López, reveals that the Maduro government allocated funds to acquire an Iranian ballistic missile system valued at more than $400 million. The document detailed how Venezuela planned to channel the money through state-owned companies and that the system would be operated from platforms on naval ships. The operation never materialized: the Trump administration communicated that it was "unacceptable" and Venezuela desisted under US pressure, although Maduro publicly declared seven months later that buying missiles from Iran "had not occurred to us," adding that it was "a good idea." Elliott Abrams, former special representative of Trump for Iran and Venezuela, confirmed that Washington was aware of the conversations but said he was unaware of the specific document.

Iran had previously supplied Venezuela with drone systems, and both countries maintain decades of cooperation through OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries), ties that deepened under Hugo Chávez and continued with Maduro through dozens of cooperation agreements.

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The Chavist National Assembly unanimously approved the new Organic Mining Law.

According to the stated provisions, the regulation establishes measures for the protection of mining workers, as well as guidelines for the formalization of their activities and safety conditions.

Previously, the President of the National Assembly, Jorge Rodríguez, declared that this new law will ensure that mineral exploitation translates into social welfare and economic sustainability for Venezuela, reinforcing national sovereignty over its strategic resources.

Furthermore, it was reported that the instrument seeks to establish a legal framework for the development of the sector, with the aim of organizing the exploitation of mineral resources.

At the conclusion of the debate, the document was handed over to the authorities present, awaiting the ruling of the highest court for its eventual entry into force following its publication in the Official Gazette.

Delcy signs agreement with Grenada for bathymetric study in area with gas potential https://bit.ly/3QutLfa

Explosion of gas cylinders in Cojedes

María Corina will receive the golden key from the Madrid City Council during her visit to Spain https://bit.ly/4vnuezW

⚠️👀 Chavista Ministry of Health reports 21 deaths from yellow fever in epidemiological bulletin https://bit.ly/4chyjwW

🇻🇪🤡 Diosdado Cabello says that the "Bolivarian Revolution" is the only one that can move Venezuela forward (+ Video)

https://alertas24.com/diosdado-cabello-dice-que-la-revolucion-bolivariana-es-la-unica-que-puede-sacar-adelante-a-venezuela/

Aftermath in Cojedes

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Amnesty International condemns police repression during protest in Caracas https://bit.ly/3Q2uR1I

🇻🇪 4 Detainees were released during labor protest in Caracas

https://alertas24.com/liberan-a-detenidos-durante-protesta-laboral-en-caracas/

🏳‍⚧🏳‍🌈 Guyana's President willing to meet with Delcy Rodríguez despite territorial dispute

Jorge Rodríguez says the country is living in a "new political moment" and not a transition

The president of the National Assembly denied that there is US tutelage and affirmed that Venezuela is going through a "new political time" focused on economic recovery, institutional strengthening, and dialogue with sectors of the opposition

https://laverdad.com/jorge-rodriguez-dice-que-el-pais-vive-un-nuevo-momento-politico-y-no-una-transicion/

Keiko leads the vote and sets up the runoff in Peru https://bit.ly/4vrPJzE

María Corina says Venezuela is ready for elections and promises to return soon

During a virtual intervention before the Democratic Unity Platform, she stated that there is an organized political structure to drive change and supported the electoral roadmap proposal presented by the opposition bloc

https://laverdad.com/machado-dice-que-venezuela-esta-lista-para-unas-elecciones-y-promete-volver-pronto/