AFP
June 25, 2011
The United States said Friday it was monitoring Venezuela’s ties to Iran and “no option” is off the table for potential sanctions against President Hugo Chavez’s government in Caracas.
Kevin Whitaker, the acting deputy assistant secretary for Western Hemisphere affairs, said Washington was monitoring Venezuela for “patterns of support for acts of international terrorism.”
“No option is ever off the table, and the department will continue to assess what additional actions might be warranted in the future,” he told a congressional hearing.
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