Posted on 12/08/22
| News Source: i24
The Islamic Republic has reportedly been negotiating with the South American country for the promise of asylum
Iranian officials are reportedly looking at ally Venezuela as a haven in case of a revolution as the country-wide protests continue.
Persian news site Iran International reported on Wednesday, citing Western diplomatic sources, that the Islamic Republic has been negotiating with the South American country for the promise of asylum should the situation in the country worsen.
This comes amid ongoing protests that have swept Iran for nearly three months, following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, arrested by the morality police in Tehran for an alleged breach of the country's strict hijab dress code for women.
Iran's country-wide protests, described by the authorities as "riots," are posing the biggest challenge to the Islamic Republic since it was established following the ouster of the shah in 1979.
The sources continued that four high-ranking Iranian officials visited Venezuela in mid-October for negotiations.