In this June 1, 2020 photo, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro speaks during a video conference meeting with members of his cabinet, at Miraflores Presidential Palace in Caracas. (PHOTO / AFP)

CARACAS — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Monday said he would visit Iran shortly to sign cooperation agreements in energy and other sectors, after Iran sent five fuel tankers to the gasoline-starved South American country.

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“I am obliged to go to personally thank the people,” Maduro said in a state television address, without providing a date for the visit.