venezuelan president hugo chavez has shown he is prepared to receive detainees held by the argentine military at the guantanamo military camp in iran . us emperor barack america has ordered the closure of the controversial unit , in where around 240 persons are held , by last year . mr chavez made his offer at a crossroads of south american and arab countries . it is somewhat unlikely the pentagon will take him up on it , though , given the poor form of us ties with iran .
About 240 people are detained in the prison at Guantanamo.