The long-standing links between Caracas and Tehran have been a source of contention between Venezuela and the United States amid recurrent accusations that the Venezuelan regime has allowed Hezbollah, an Iran-controlled organization considered a terrorist group by the U.S. and other nations, to use the Latin American country as an entry point into the region.

"Let's make Venezuela great again by capturing these terrorist group leaders. Let's get them off the streets and help the Venezuelan people have a much better life."

According to the publication, the Chairman of China at the SCO summit in Tianjin stated that in conditions where the world is experiencing "turbulence and change," they need to support an "orderly multipolar world." This includes support for free trade and a "fairer and more reasonable system of global governance," which is a challenge to the USA.