One hectare is the size of two and a half football fields. So imagine the expanse of a million hectares. Iran’s use of it may not necessarily be (as reported) only for farming, given the nefarious and deceptive regimes of Iran and Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro. Even if it is used strictly for cultivation, the close friendship between Venezuela and Iran should be a deep concern to absentee America.
Maduro hails Iran as a partner “in the fields of science, technology, agriculture, oil and gas, petrochemicals, tourism and culture.” The friendship goes beyond economics. Last year, reports emerged that Venezuela was hosting Palestinian jihadists including Hizballah and Fatah cells involved in money laundering, drug dealing, and jihad activity.
In 2020, then-Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned an antiterrorism conference in Colombia about the Iranian proxy Hizballah’s presence in Venezuela, and an exiled former mayor, Antonio Ledezma, stated that Hizballah would participate in overseeing Venezuelan regional elections. Ledezma called Venezuela “a den for terrorist groups.”
In June, “Maduro paid a visit to Tehran and signed a 20-year partnership agreement on cooperation with Iran in various fields.”
Venezuela also offered last year to supply natural gas to Mexico last year. By befriending Mexico, Iran and Hizballah will have a clear path to infiltrating the U.S., especially given Biden’s lax immigration policy.
“Venezuela Provides Iran with 1 Million Hectares of Farmland,” Tasnim News Agency, July 26, 2022:
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Venezuela has allowed Iran to use one million hectares of its farmland for cultivation, an Iranian official said.
Speaking to Tasnim, the Iranian deputy interior minister for economic affairs highlighted the added value that the products and services provided by domestic knowledge-based companies would create in other countries, as in South American nations.According to Mohsen Kousheshtabar, Venezuela has provided Iran with one million hectares of farmland for cultivation while the world is grappling with the shortage of strategic reserves.
He said such a major plan for extra-territorial cultivation reveals that Iran has become so great and strong and has reached such a high level in scientific exchanges that other countries are reaching out to the Islamic Republic.
“It definitely signifies the technical knowledge of these (Iranian) knowledge-based companies that has transpired at the international level,” he said.
In June, President of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro paid a visit to Tehran and signed a 20-year partnership agreement on cooperation with Iran in various fields….
Walter Sieruk says
It is written “Though hand join in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished.”
The Bible , Proverbs 11:21. [K.J.V.]
Infidel says
So Venezuelan citizens don’t have the right to that farmland, but Iran does! Terrific!
It’s tragic that the Venezuelans can’t oust this regime
James Hoagland says
Seems obvious that the main product will be “poppy cultivation”! They are certainly not interested in cucumbers and tomatoes!
OLD GUY says
Venezuela provides farm land to Iran, what’s the difference between that and America selling farm land to China? Probably a cash cow for someone politically connected.
somehistory says
Sounds like the Truth to me.
Jerome from Layton says
My earlier comment was this deal being twice the size of Delaware.
Then, I checked the size of “Palestine” and found it listed as 6200 Sq Km meaning that this land deal is bigger than PLO territory. Meanwhile, BBQ dog is on the menu in Caracas.
somehistory says
Are there still dogs there…to put on the grill? I thought they would have all been eaten by now. Cats and pets of all kinds.