Iranian researcher Mohammed Saleh Sedghian discussed the January 3, 2025 capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by U.S. forces in a January 4 appearance on Al-Jazeera Network (Qatar). He said that such a scenario was unlikely to be repeated in Iran, due to Iran’s large territory and its geostrategic positions. Sedghian added that Russia has now abandoned its friend for a second time, after it failed to come to the aid of the former Syrian regime and allowed it to collapse and fall into the hands of Al-Sharaa. He further said that there are rumors alleging American-Russian cooperation in Maduro’s arrest.
Mohammed Saleh Sedghian: “It is difficult to imagine a similar operation taking place in Iran. Iran’s territory is vast, almost 1.65 million square kilometers.
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“I believe that due to [Iran’s] geopolitical and geostrategic location, it would be difficult from Trump to implement the same scenario in Iran.
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“Venezuela is one of Russia’s allies and friends, but this is the second time that Russia abandons its friends.”
First, it abandoned its friend, Bashar Al-Assad. The former Syrian regime had had significant cooperation with Russia. This is now the second time.
“In addition, as you’ve said, there are rumors about American-Russian cooperation in the arrest of Venezuela’s President Maduro.”