Chavez ahmadinejad 2012 06 21

Appears In:

Chavez and Ahmadinejad, an affair to remember

This weekend, the cozy, oil-rich Venezuelan and Iranian strongmen have a date in Caracas.

Venezuelans cheer Ahmadinejad at Chavez's funeral

US press may have snickered at Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's attendance of Hugo Chavez's funeral. But in Venezuela, they cheered.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, left, embraces Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, in Managua on Jan. 10, during the inauguration of mutual pal Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega.

Elmer Martinez

AFP/Getty Images