Iran's President Raisi strengthens ties with Venezuela on Latin America tour.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi began his first visit to Latin America with a stop in Venezuela, where he met with President Nicolás Maduro and signed a series of cooperation agreements. Both countries are under heavy U.S. economic sanctions and Raisi alluded to the United States as a common enemy. The agreements include scholarships for Venezuelan students and the importation of cattle to Iran. Venezuela and Iran have maintained close relations since the government of the late President Hugo Chávez, and Iran has helped alleviate part of a fuel shortage in Venezuela.