Venezuelan Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs for Europe, Rodrigo Chaves Samudio, claimed the United States "has not assessed the real impact" a military incursion in Iran could have "given this country's ascent in the Middle East and the level of the alliances it has cemented."
 
"Whatever happens in Iran will set the tone for what will come next. (Venezuelan) President (Hugo) Chávez and Venezuela have been very clear in this regard. We will not stay indifferent in the face of a unilateral US attack on Iran," he said.

Chaves Samudio added that the Venezuelan Government has a very clear stance. "We feel a party to this conflict, not because we are in the region, but because we do respect self-determination. If they (the United States) are allowed to take actions in Iran, they will do the same to us."