Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and Iran's hard-line president signed a 20-year cooperation agreement Saturday, a day after Maduro praised the Islamic republic for sending badly needed fuel to his nation despite US sanctions.
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In an interview with Maduro after his arrival in Tehran for a two-day visit, Iranian state media reported late Friday that Maduro hailed Iran's move to send fuel tankers to his energy-hungry nation.
"Tehran's delivery of oil to Caracas was a great help to the Venezuelan people," he said.
Maduro's first visit to Iran comes amid tensions across the Middle East over the collapse of Iran's nuclear deal with world powers. US sanctions and rising global food prices are choking Iran's ailing economy, putting further pressure on its government and its people.
