The diplomatic relationship between Iran and Venezuela go back nearly 50 years ago and until recently accounted little more than the mere exchange of diplomats. The ties were dramatically strengthened in 2005 with the election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Iran.
The Wall Street Journal reports that, "today, Mr. Ahmadinejad and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez have created a cozy financial, political and military partnership rooted in a shared anti-American animus. Now is the time to develop policies on this country to ensure this partnership produces no pisonous fruit."
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