Venezuela has received humanitarian assistance sent by Iran for those who survived last month’s back-to-back tremors that rank among the strongest earthquakes to hit the Latin American country in more than a century.
Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yván Gil Pinto said on Thursday that the Islamic Republic had sent tons of humanitarian aid to his country conveying a powerful message of solidarity.
“On behalf of the Bolivarian Government, the Venezuelan people, and Acting President Delcy Rodríguez, we express our most sincere gratitude to the President of Iran, Masoud Pezeshkian, to Foreign Minister Syed Abbas Araghchi, and to Iran’s Chargé d’Affaires in Venezuela, Sirous Karimi, for their extraordinary response to our nation in this moment of emergency,” he said.
He added that “the friendship between our peoples grows stronger every day.”
¡Fuerza y unión! 🇮🇷🇻🇪 Este es el poderoso mensaje de solidaridad que nos envía la hermana República Islámica de Irán, junto con toneladas de ayuda humanitaria listas para ser distribuidas a quienes han sido afectados por la tragedia del 24 de junio. En nombre del Gobierno… pic.twitter.com/9GN6EGL7UI
— Yvan Gil (@yvangil) July 9, 2026
On the evening of June 24, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck northern Venezuela, around 170 kilometers west of the capital Caracas, followed under a minute later by a magnitude 7.5 mainshock.
Together, the quakes left immense damage and loss of life in the affected area, leaving thousands of people homeless.
The death toll from the twin earthquakes has risen to 3,889, the government said on Thursday, as regional health agencies warn of an increased risk of disease.
