In a post on his Twitter account on Wednesday, Maduro said he has held a telephone conversation with Raeisi, who won the June 18 presidential election of Iran.
The Venezuelan president said they have agreed to “strengthen the ties of brotherhood and cooperation” between the two nations “in the joint fight against imperial aggression”.
Ebrahim Raeisi, the incumbent Judiciary Chief of Iran, won the June 18 presidential election by garnering over 62 percent of the votes.