Newsletter
Newsletter Support JNS

Report: US-sanctioned Iranian plane lands in Caracas, Venezuela

It is currently unknown what the EP-FAB 747 aircraft brought to the South American nation.

Fars Air Qeshm plane. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.
Fars Air Qeshm plane. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

An Iranian plane owned by a U.S.-sanctioned company for allegedly shipping weapons to Syria landed in Venezuela on Tuesday, reported Reuters, citing an opposition Venezuelan lawmaker and flight tracking data.

It is currently unknown what the EP-FAB 747 aircraft—owned by Iran’s Qeshm Fars Air—that landed at Simón Bolívar International Airport outside Caracas brought to the South American nation.

Before flying to Venezuela, the plane made stops in Tunisia and Cape Verde, according to the data.

Ties between Iran and Venezuela have increased as the two countries, including their oil industries, have been under U.S. sanctions.

“The expansion of our emergency services will help us better care for patients with the most serious injuries, ensuring they receive the specialized treatment they need, when it matters most,” the hospital said.
“Once again your decisive leadership brought another great victory to America,” the Israeli leader says.
“My intent was to honor our Jewish neighbors and friends,” Nathalie Kanani stated. “We are all human, and even with the best intentions, honest mistakes can happen.”
The man was recognized by police officers while attending a court hearing of the three other suspects connected to the case.
The U.S. president warned that the U.S. military will begin targeting Iranian power plants and bridges on Tuesday if the Strait of Hormuz is not opened.
The cell posed an immediate threat to Israeli forces in northern Gaza, according to the military.