Republican deputy Carlos Gimenez criticized this Friday (13) presidents Lula, of Brazil, Gustavo Petro, of Colombia, and Claudia Sheinbaum, of Mexico, after the three countries released a joint note calling for a ceasefire in the Middle East and defending a “diplomatic solution” to the ongoing conflict in the region. In a post on the social network X, the American parliamentarian classified the leaders as “socialist thugs” and “defenders of the regime” in Iran.
In the post, Gimenez wrote that, in the United States Congress, he has denounced the actions of Lula, Petro and Sheinbaum for defending, according to him, “the largest exporter of terrorism in the world”, making reference to Iran.
“It is disturbing to see how ‘allies’ are sheltering America’s enemies!” wrote the deputy. The post was made by Gimenez when sharing a report from the agency Bloomberg on the joint position of the three Latin American governments.
In the text, the three countries state that “differences between States must be resolved through diplomacy” and argue that, given the current conflict in the Middle East, “an immediate ceasefire be declared to open space for negotiations”. According to the note, “governments express their willingness to contribute to peace initiatives that lead to a political solution to the crisis”.
The position was released amid the military escalation that began after the attacks carried out by the United States and Israel against targets linked to the Iranian regime on February 28th. The note from the three countries does not mention the names of the nations involved in the conflict, in this case Iran, the USA and Israel.
President Donald Trump’s government maintains that the ongoing military campaign against the Islamic regime aims to destroy Iran’s ability to develop nuclear weapons and neutralize missile systems considered a direct threat to the United States and allies in the region.
