US failed to turn us into another Venezuela: Iranian Prez Pezeshkian

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said US tried to turn Iran into another Venezuela, but “Iran emerged as a power that amazed the world with its resistance.” In January 2026, US launched a “large-scale” strike against Venezuela, capturing leader Nicolas Maduro. Pezeshkian added that Iran now needed to make decisions to move away from situation of neither “war nor peace”.