Iran - seeks support against Western sanctions, in Latin America, Venezuela, Cuba, Ecuador & Nicaragua

Published on Jan 8, 2012 by Euronews

http://www.euronews.net/ Iran's President has embarked on a trip to Latin America to seek support against tough new Western sanctions on the Islamic state..

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will visit Venezuela, Cuba, Ecuador and Nicaragua. It comes days after Tehran threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world's most important shipping lanes.