Iran's state news agency has reported that President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will be canceling a trip to Latin America scheduled for this week.
According to IRNA, Ahmadinejad was to visit Brazil, Venezuela and Ecuador.
No reason was given for the cancellation. The Iranian leader will travel to Syria on Tuesday.
The news comes after US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said on Friday that the US is working to improve relations with Latin America to counter Iran's growing influence there.
An Iranian foreign ministry spokesman on Monday dismissed those claims, saying all nations have the right to improve relations.
In recent years, Ahmadinejad and Venezuela's leader, Hugo Chavez, both known for their anti-US rhetoric, have boosted ties.
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