HEZBOLLAH-IRAN-VENEZUELA NEXUS

Intelligence Analysis from Venezuelan State Media APIs | 2,525 Posts Analyzed

174

Hezbollah Articles

74

Iranian Tanker Posts

363

El Aissami Articles

219

Alex Saab Articles

51

Nasrallah Coverage

6

Hez Family Mentions

KEY SUBJECTS

ARRESTED TARECK EL AISSAMI

Former Position

Vice President, PDVSA President, Oil Minister

US Sanctions

OFAC 2017 - Narcoterrorism, Hezbollah ties

Venezuela Status

Arrested April 2024 - Terrorism Tribunal

Charges

Treason, Embezzlement, Money Laundering

Co-Conspirators

Simon Zerpa, Samark Lopez (detained)

ACTIVE ALEX SAAB

Current Position

Minister of Industries & Production National

OFAC ID

26995 - Sanctioned but serving

Cedula

72180017 (Colombia)

Network

$1.4B in industrial alliances (2025)

Key Entity

ASASI FOOD FZE - CLAP food imports

TARGET MEGASIS SUPERMARKET

Owner

ETKA Organization (IRGC-linked)

Ultimate Owner

MODAFL - Iranian Defense Ministry

OFAC Status

NOT YET SANCTIONED

Location

Caracas, 20,000 m², 2,500+ Iranian products

Contact

roohollahahmadi668@gmail.com

PDVSA-CRIPTO SCANDAL (EL AISSAMI NETWORK)

April 2024

El Aissami Arrested

Former VP arrested with co-conspirators Simon Zerpa and Samark Lopez

April 11, 2024

Terrorism Tribunal Presentation

Pretrial detention decreed. Charges: Treason, Embezzlement, Money Laundering

April 29, 2024

Asset Confiscation Begins

Prosecutor announces seizure of El Aissami's properties and assets

May 2024

Media Extortion Network Exposed

PDVSA operated media outlets to extort officials and launder funds

PDVSA-CRIPTO SCHEME

57 detained - 315 prosecuted - 75 convicted
31 corruption schemes uncovered in PDVSA
4 former PDVSA presidents implicated (3 imprisoned, 1 fugitive)
Revenue laundered through: Cryptocurrency, Real Estate, Construction, Prostitution rings
Objective: Destroy Bolivar, inflate parallel dollar, implode economy

ALEX SAAB OFAC SANCTIONS NETWORK

OFAC ID	Entity	Type	Details
`26995`	Alex Nain Saab Moran	Individual	DOB: 1971-12-21, Currently Minister
`26996`	GROUP GRAND LIMITED	Company	Hong Kong - Reg: 1871367
`26997`	GROUP GRAND LIMITED GENERAL TRADING	Company	Trading arm
`26998`	ASASI FOOD FZE	Company	Food imports - CLAP connection
`27034`	SEAFIRE FOUNDATION	Foundation	Panama - ID: 56437
`27001`	Shadi Nain Saab Certain	Individual	Son - DOB: 1996-04-25
`27002`	Isham Ali Saab Certain	Individual	Son - DOB: 1999-04-14
`27241`	Amir Luis Saab Moran	Individual	Brother - DOB: 1970-07-29
`27242`	Luis Alberto Saab Moran	Individual	Brother - DOB: 1976-12-20

MEGASIS SUPERMARKET - IRGC FRONT

CONFIRMED SANCTIONS EVASION OPERATION

Domain

megasissupermercado.com

IP Address

50.31.188.124

Admin Email

roohollahahmadi668@gmail.com

Phone (WhatsApp)

+58 424 414 9073

Facebook

View Profile

Instagram

@megasismercado

Opened

July 30, 2020

Size

20,000 m² - 2,500+ products

Previous Tenants

Exito → Abastos Bicentenario → Tiendas CLAP

Ownership Chain:

Megasis Supermercado → ETKA Organization → MODAFL (Iranian Defense Ministry) → SANCTIONED by US/EU/UN since 2007

IRANIAN PETROLEUM COOPERATION (74 ARTICLES)

TANKER SHIPMENTS DOCUMENTED

Fortune - Iranian tanker delivering fuel to Venezuela
Forest - Part of 2020 Iranian fuel flotilla
Clavel - Multiple delivery runs documented (138 articles)
Mutual sanctions evasion framework established
IRGC naval coordination (Commander Abbas Gholamshahi referenced)

HEZBOLLAH FAMILY CLANS SEARCHED

Known Hezbollah-linked families with presence in Venezuela and Tri-Border Area

Family Name	Mentions Found	Context
Nasr al-Din / Nasreddin	2	OFAC-designated Hezbollah financier family
Rada	400+	Mixed results - requires manual review
Saleh	49	Syrian minister references, some Lebanese context

STATE MEDIA PROPAGANDA PATTERNS

HEZBOLLAH FRAMING

"Resistance movement"
"Lebanese resistance"
Never "terrorist organization"
Leaders = "freedom fighters"

ISRAEL FRAMING

"Zionist regime"
"Israeli apartheid"
"Genocide" / "terrorism"
No security concerns acknowledged

US FRAMING

Sanctions = "illegal blockade"
"Economic warfare"
Tanker seizures = "piracy"
"Imperial aggression"

IRAN FRAMING

"Sister nation"
"Strategic ally"
"Solidarity against imperialism"
"Mutual defense"

COVERAGE VOLUME BY YEAR

2018

2019

2020

336

2021

177

2022

314

2023

2024

263

2025

1314

HEZBOLLAH SUPERMARKET PRECEDENTS (ALREADY SANCTIONED)

These entities serve as templates for Megasis designation:

OFAC ID	Entity	Program	Notes
`12455`	KAIRABA SUPERMARKET	SDGT	Africa (Gambia/Sierra Leone)
`17768`	AMIGO SUPERMARKET LIMITED	SDGT	Linked to Fawaz family
`12458`	AFRI BELG COMMERCIO	SDGT	AKA Afri-Belg Supermercados, Angola

DATA FILES IN COLLECTION

File	Records	Description
VTV_Hezbola_posts.json	128	Direct Hezbollah coverage
VTV_iran_posts.json	400	Iran-Venezuela relations
VTV_Alex_Saab_posts.json	200	Alex Saab coverage
VTV_Tareck_El_Aissami_posts.json	400	El Aissami coverage
VTV_Nasr_al_Din_posts.json	40	Nasr al Din family search
VTV_Saleh_posts.json	49	Saleh family search
VTV_Clavel_posts.json	138	Iranian tanker Clavel
Correo_Hezbola_posts.json	31	Hezbollah in Correo
Correo_iran_posts.json	100	Iran in Correo
Correo_Rada_posts.json	400	Rada family search
TeleSUR_nasrallah_posts.json	-	Nasrallah coverage
MEGASIS_INTEL_REPORT.json	-	Megasis supermarket intel

STRATEGIC IMPLICATIONS

Venezuela functions as Hezbollah's primary Western Hemisphere ally
State media serves as propaganda arm for Iran/Hezbollah narrative
Sanctions evasion infrastructure remains partially operational
El Aissami arrest may indicate internal power struggle, not policy shift
Alex Saab's elevation suggests continued sanctions circumvention
Megasis/ETKA represents active IRGC commercial presence - NOT YET SANCTIONED