Tehran (IP)- Iran' s Spokesman for Ministry of Foreign affairs on Wednesday called what had been announced by Mike Pompeo as the miserable failure of the so-called “max pressure”.

Iran Press/Iran news: Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman, Seyyed Abbas Mousavi in his latest tweet released on Wednesday night that US desperate moves against Iranian individuals - like the one announced by Secretary of Hate Mike Pompeo just signal the miserable failure of the so-called maximum Pressure.

Abbas Mousavi went on to elaborate that" Despite US pressure, #Iran & #Venezuela remain steadfast in countering unlawful American sanctions."

"US desperate moves against Iranian individuals - like the one announced by @SecPompeo, aka the #SecretaryofHate – just signal the miserable failure of the so-called “max pressure”. Despite US pressure, #Iran & #Venezuela remain steadfast in countering unlawful American sanctions," Mousavi wrote.

Earlier, the US Treasury Department has added five captains of the Iranian oil tankers, which shipped 1.5 million barrels of oil to Venezuela last month, to its sanctions list for allegedly violating US government unilateral sanctions against Iran.

In recent months, Iran has sent five ships carrying 1.5 million barrels of gasoline to Venezuela, and the tankers delivered their cargo to Venezuela in recent weeks.

Following the transfer of Iranian fuel shipments to Venezuela, the Caracas government has been able to start distributing fuel throughout the country under a new system.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro praised the Iranian government for sending oil tankers saying he is scheduled to travel to Iran soon and will take part in a joint commission with officials from the two countries to sign agreements on energy, agriculture, finance, technology, science, and health.

In recent months, the United States has sought to overthrow the legitimate government of Venezuela, which has an anti-American approach, by threatening, imposing sanctions, putting pressure on Venezuela's economy. An approach that has never been successful.

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