“Two months ago a situation arose where it was decided to capture and expel two criminals sponsored by Hezbollah who had intentions to commit a criminal act in Colombia,” Molano told the newspaper El Tiempo, without giving details about the activities or nationalities of the alleged criminals.
Citing military intelligence sources, El Tiempo assures that this Shiite party, arch-enemy of Israel would be following American and Israeli diplomats and businessmen in Colombia.
There is a “risk with Hezbollah in Venezuela and what their relations with drug trafficking groups or terrorists on the Venezuelan side could generate for national security, “added Molano.
On Monday, during an official visit to Israel, the head of the Defense portfolio assured that both countries have as a “common enemy” “Iran and Hezbollah, which operates against Israel, but also supports the Venezuelan regime, “a neighboring country that the Colombian government accuses of harboring guerrillas.
This Sunday, Molano admitted that this “was a hasty statement.”
His remarks led to a response from the government of Iran, with whom Colombia has had relations since 1975.
“Iran and Colombia are two friendly countries and they have a historical relationship. The destruction of this relationship does not benefit the peoples,” Mohammad Ali Ziaei, Iran’s ambassador to Colombia, said in a statement.
The President of Colombia, Ivan Duque, he lowered his tone to the statements of his minister the next day: “Colombia does not use the word enemy to refer to any country, that does not mean that we do not have differences on specific issues with Iran,” said the president.
“We will always raise our voice, in international instances, against the proliferation of nuclear weapons,” he added.
Tehran and Washington, enemies for more than 40 years, have been even more at odds since the United States unilaterally denounced, in 2018, the international agreement on Iranian nuclear energy and reimposed strong economic sanctions on Iran.
Close allies of the United States in their respective regions, Colombia and Israel participate in the diplomatic siege against the government of Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela, accused of links with Hezbollah, considered by the US government as the “terrorist” arm of Iran.
Source From: Ambito
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