US Special Representative for Iran and Venezuela Elliott Abrams
US warns it'll destroy potential Iranian long-range missile shipment delivered to Maduro regime
EXCLUSIVE: The United States is warning it will destroy potential Iranian long-range missile shipments delivered to the Maduro regime in Venezuela, a senior administration official tells Fox News.
"The transfer of long-range missiles from Iran to Venezuela is not acceptable to the United States and will not be tolerated or permitted," said Elliott Abrams, the State Department Special Representative for Iran and Venezuela.
"We will make every effort to stop shipments of long-range missiles, and if somehow they get to Venezuela they will be eliminated there," added a senior administration official.
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Update #1: US official threatens to blow up any Iranian missiles in Venezuela (NYPost)
Update #2: US says will eliminate Iran missiles sent to Venezuela (Anadolu Agency)
WNU Editor: The deployment of long-range missiles in Venezuela will raise red-alarms everywhere. The target would obviously be the U.S., and the Iranians will probably be the ones who will managing it. So why is the U.S. issuing the threat now when there are no Iranian long range missiles in Venezuela? It looks like there are some intelligence indicating that this is what Iran and Venezuela want to do, and are making plans.
