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Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro welcomes Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi at the Miraflores Palace in Caracas as he begins a Latin American tour that will also take him to Cuba and Nicaragua, some of Iran's political allies in the region. IMAGES
US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin announces sanctions against more than a dozen leading producers of metals in the Islamic republic, in addition to fresh sanctions against eight top Iranian officials Washington is accusing of working to destabilize the region. SOUNDBITE
US President Donald Trump announces announces immediate "additional, punishing economic sanctions" on Iran. He was speaking after missile strikes on US troop bases in Iraq that resulted in no American or Iraqi deaths. SOUNDBITE
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro slams as "illegal" and "immoral" new US sanctions against its central bank in the latest US effort to strangle Maduro's cash flow. SOUNDBITE
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announces he is closing Venezuela's embassy and consulates in the US, stepping up his diplomatic row with the United States after receiving renewed backing from the country's powerful military high command. SOUNDBITE