MEXICO CITY — In his first go to to Latin America, Iran’s hardline president met Tuesday together with his Nicaraguan counterpart and railed towards a theme each leaders have in widespread: U.S. sanctions.

President Ebrahim Raisi’s go to to Nicaragua is his second cease, after Venezuela. He can be scheduled to go to Cuba, Iran’s different ally within the area.

Raisi spoke at a joint look in Managua with Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega.

“The United States wanted to paralyze our people with threats and sanctions, but it hasn’t been able to do it,” Raisi mentioned.

Many high figures in Ortega’s authorities additionally face U.S. sanctions for crushing dissent and imprisoning or exiling opponents.

On Monday, Raisi visited President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela, which can be below U.S. financial sanctions.

His tour of allied nations in Latin America comes amid rising tensions with the administration of President Joe Biden.

The U.S. has accused Iran of offering Russia with supplies to construct a drone manufacturing plant east of Moscow, whereas the Kremlin seeks to make sure a gradual provide of weapons for its invasion of Ukraine. U.S. intelligence officers consider the plant in Russia might begin operations early subsequent 12 months, however Iran has mentioned it provided drones to Russia earlier than the beginning of the struggle.

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