<p>Castro has been using his written opinion columns to warn for months that the US and Israel will launch a nuclear attack on Iran and that Washington could also target North Korea predicting Armageddon-like devastation and fighting.<br /><br />The state TV broadcast yesterday night also said Chavez expressed satisfaction at Castro's "magnificent" health.<br /><br />Venezuela's socialist leader later met with President Raul Castro before leaving Cuba.<br />There was no immediate video or photos of either encounter.<br /><br />Chavez is a close ally of Fidel Castro and visited him frequently during the four years he disappeared from public view following emergency intestinal surgery in July 2006.<br /><br />Yesterday, was the first time, however, that Chavez had visited since Castro began making a string of public appearances in recent weeks.</p>
<p>Castro has been using his written opinion columns to warn for months that the US and Israel will launch a nuclear attack on Iran and that Washington could also target North Korea predicting Armageddon-like devastation and fighting.<br /><br />The state TV broadcast yesterday night also said Chavez expressed satisfaction at Castro's "magnificent" health.<br /><br />Venezuela's socialist leader later met with President Raul Castro before leaving Cuba.<br />There was no immediate video or photos of either encounter.<br /><br />Chavez is a close ally of Fidel Castro and visited him frequently during the four years he disappeared from public view following emergency intestinal surgery in July 2006.<br /><br />Yesterday, was the first time, however, that Chavez had visited since Castro began making a string of public appearances in recent weeks.</p>