Staff (2024-10-03). Venezuela: Iran Has Invoked Its Right to Self-Defense. orinocotribune.com Through a statement published on the Telegram account of Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yván Gil, the government of Venezuela set out its position in relation to the events in West Asia, stating that the actions of Iran correspond with "its right to legitimate defense, as established in Article 51 of the Charter of the United Nations, in response to the threats and crimes against humanity committed by the Netanyahu regime against Palestine, Lebanon, and the Iranian people." | The statement published this Wednesday, October 2, continued by stating that Venezuela "urges the international community to mobilize to resto…