Iran in Latin America

Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: Early June

Lost at Sea: How Two Iranian Warships Are Testing American Mettle

The Biden administration has tried to deflect anything that could possibly derail negotiations for a new nuclear deal.

Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: Late May

Why America Should Hope the Regime in Iran Collapses

Advancing the collapse of the Islamic Republic will not bog the United States down into another Middle Eastern war or cost further blood and treasure. It can be done by maintaining sanctions on the Islamic Republic and its officials and by beginning a policy of maximum support of the Iranian people.

Underwriting Hezbollah Inc.

By funding the failed Lebanese state and lifting sanctions on Iran, the United States is partnering with the world’s deadliest crime syndicate

Paraguay’s Endemic Corruption Will Not End Without U.S. Intervention

Asunción’s financial system is compromised: terror finance, cigarette contraband, the trade of counterfeited goods, smuggling, and tax evasion fuel fraud and draw organized crime like a magnet.

Iran’s Mischief in Morocco Is a Problem

Iran has historically supported any militancy against pro-Western regimes, regardless of their religious or political orientation.

Shifting Cocaine Routes Turn U.S. Ally Paraguay Into Main Transit Country

German law enforcement earlier this week announced a record seizure of cocaine that had been smuggled in from Paraguay. The interdiction adds to a growing body of evidence indicating that Paraguay is fast...

Iran Commemorates the Death of Qassem Soleimani

Pro-Iranian outlets, including affiliates of Iran’s Al-Mustafa International University, earlier this month commemorated the first anniversary of the death of Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani, whom...

Justice is elusive six years after the murder of Alberto Nisman

This week marks six years since Argentine Special Prosecutor Alberto Nisman was found lifeless in his apartment. He was found dead the day before he was to provide evidence to the Argentine Congress he...

Latin America

Hezbollah: Narco-Terror and Crime in Latin America

Will the Biden administration go after Hezbollah’s drug trafficking and money laundering networks? Hezbollah’s direct involvement in the drug trade is well documented, ongoing, and a threat to U.S national...

Is Iran Sending Weapons to Venezuela? And How Is the U.S. Responding?

An Iranian cargo plane gets stranded in Senegal on its way to Caracas.

How Hezbollah Collaborates With Latin American Drug Cartels

Plus, an explanation of "black cocaine" and why authorities should worry about charcoal exports.

Hezbollah Operative Assad Ahmad Barakat Extradited to Paraguay

Brazilian authorities extradited Hezbollah financier Assad Ahmad Barakat to Paraguay on Friday, dealing a key blow to the terrorist group. Barakat, now awaiting trial, belongs to a powerful Lebanese Shiite...

Remembering the AMIA Bombing: Why It Matters 26 Years Later

lberto Nisman, the tireless Argentine prosecutor who led the decade-long investigation into the bombing of the 1994 AMIA Jewish community center in downtown Buenos Aires, once told me that when Argentina’s...

Understanding Iran-Venezuela Relations

Treasury Sanctions China-based Logistics Company Supporting Mahan Air

The U.S. Department of the Treasury last week sanctioned Shanghai-based Saint Logistics Company, a Chinese general sales agent for the U.S.-sanctioned Iranian airline Mahan Air. The move marks a warning...

Iran Is Airlifting Supplies to Venezuela. The Trump Administration Should Move to Block It.

The Islamic Republic can leverage the Maduro regime's ability to access sanctioned goods as payment for its services.

The viruses of Lebanon

More debilitating than COVID-19 are the terrorists beholden to Iran’s rulers