This Thursday, June 19, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro explained that what is happening against the people of Iran has been unfolding in stages. Meanwhile, he strongly condemned the atrocious threats from Israel and the United States against the Iranian supreme leader and head of state, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Maduro made these remarks from the Sucre parish of Caracas during a meeting with grassroots leaders.“First, destroy, bomb and wipe out the Gaza Strip and Palestine. Then, finish off and destroy southern Lebanon and Beirut to intimidate the Lebanese people. Then, attack and destroy the existing government in Syria. Then, move on to the threat against Jordan. Reintroduce terrorist groups against Iraq, and then a violent escalation against Iran,” President Maduro said.President Maduro explained that the Zionist state did not expect the military capability demonstrated by Iran, which has defended itself following international law, in self-defense. “Today, the world knows that the Islamic Republic of Iran, amid very difficult circumstances, is militarily surpassing Netanyahu’s capabilities. An overwhelming daily surpassing. The only thing left for the Zionist groups is the terrorist attack,” he said.“As one of Iran’s military commanders said, they have used only five percent of their missile capacity. Let us not even mention their ground combat capability because the Iranians are heirs to the 3,000-year history of Persian warriors who were legendary throughout the world. Iran spent nine years at war along its entire border with Iraq,” he added.Death threats against Iran’s Khamenei are unacceptablePresident Maduro described as unacceptable the threats issued by the Israeli prime minister and US President Donald Trump against the religious leader and head of state of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, a country of 90 million inhabitants that is part of the United Nations. He also condemned their desire for a third nuclear world war. “Venezuela has come out to defend peace and reject war,” he added.“Where is the United Nations system going? Secretary-General António Guterres. Where is the United Nations system going? High Commissioner Volker Türk. Where is it going? That a president of one country, a prime minister of another country, can threaten the life of the head of state of a member country. Where do they want to take the world? To a third nuclear world war,” Maduro asked.Media manipulation and nuclear disarmamentDuring his speech, President Maduro condemned the media’s manipulation of information. Israel justifies the attack on Iran because of its uranium enrichment and the alleged preparation of an atomic bomb. “It is false! … They say that the illegal, immoral, criminal attack that Netanyahu carried out against the peaceful people of Iran is because they are enriching uranium and preparing an atomic bomb,” he stated.“Is the use of nuclear energy and the enrichment of uranium for peaceful purposes, or for energy and healthcare, prohibited in the world? Who banned it? Did the world ban the use of atomic bombs?” the president asked.In this regard, Venezuela proposes a denuclearization plan to the UN. It calls for the prohibition and elimination of all these weapons of mass destruction. “The first agreement that must be reached is to disarm the Zionist state of Israel of nuclear bombs. Zero kills zero, we say here. Zero kills zero.”“So, let the United Nations push for a major agreement to denuclearize all countries in the world, and let countries with atomic bombs eliminate all their atomic bombs. We in Venezuela propose this. Israel has atomic bombs. So if Israel has atomic bombs, it should be forced to eliminate all the atomic bombs it has. Let there be peace on the planet,” the president declared.Maduro emphasized that US Director of Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard stated in a report that Iran does not have the capability to develop atomic bombs. “She said it in a written report a few months ago. Iran does not have the capability, nor is it developing an atomic bomb. The secretary general of the International Atomic Energy Agency said so. He said it too, Iran has said it a thousand times.”He reiterated that Netanyahu is the direct heir of Adolf Hitler with his determination to lead humanity into a world war for global domination.President Maduro on Israeli Aggression Against Iran: Venezuela Says No to this Nazi ZionismVenezuela advocates for peace, dialogue, and diplomacyPresident Maduro announced that talks aimed at establishing a ceasefire will take place in Geneva this Friday, with the participation of the Iranian foreign minister and a group of European foreign ministers. “Venezuela supports the diplomatic path!”“Venezuela supports diplomatic means for a ceasefire. As Chinese President Xi Jinping and President Putin have said, let us begin negotiations for a ceasefire. I then say, let us begin negotiations for a great agreement involving the Zionist state of Israel and the nuclear disarmament of the Zionist state of Israel. Set the ground rules so that it respects Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen, Iraq, Iran and the entire world,” he added.President Maduro noted that the world needs people who will tell the truth, and Venezuela assumes the duty to speak the truth for world peace. (Alba Ciudad)Translation: Orinoco TribuneOT/JRE/SF