Esmaeil Baghaei, spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry, congratulated Nicolás Maduro on his re-election as the Bolivarian President of Venezuela.

Baghaei wrote on X: "We wish Maduro success in serving the country and the great people of Venezuela. We look forward to collaborating with the president-elect for the benefit of both Iran and Venezuela and to deepening the extensive relations between our two nations."

"Iran expresses solidarity with the people and government of Venezuela in the face of the malicious interventions and unilateral, illegal sanctions imposed on this country by the United States," he added.

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