A senior US general has refuted a recent Pentagon report claiming that Iran has established a military presence in Venezuela.
The commander of the US Southern Command, General Douglas Fraser, said Iran is bolstering its relations with Venezuela but has no military presence in the South American country.
"We see a growing Iranian engagement with Venezuela," AFP quoted Fraser as saying on Tuesday.
Iran has a "diplomatic, commercial presence" but, "I haven't seen any evidence of a military presence," he said.
The US general added that there is no indication that Iran had sent arms to Venezuela.
In addition, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez recently declared that the Pentagon's claim that members of the Quds Force of Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps are stationed in his country is "absolutely false."
[Source: PressTV]
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