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The global maritime order, a pillar of international trade and security, faces growing threats. In a recent report, think tank the Atlantic Council, states that China and Russia, through clandestine fleets and armed groups, are upsetting the international rules that govern the oceans, putting consistency and commercial flow at risk. The stability of the seas is vital for the world…
Iran and Cuba kicked off the year committing to enhancing their relationship and crafting a decade-long strategic partnership. In early January, senior officials from both countries met in Tehran to define the terms of this collaboration, the Jewish Breaking News (JBN) reported. The rapprochement comes at a critical time for both nations. Iran is facing a severe energy crisis and…
In recent years, Iran’s strategy of penetration has changed in Ecuador. Following the strengthening of government relations during the presidency of Rafael Correa (2007-2017) and the closure of the Ecuadorian Embassy in Tehran in 2020, the regime of the ayatollahs has adopted a more discreet profile in the Latin American country. Its agenda is now invested in a more local,…
HispanTV, the Iranian regime’s Spanish-language news channel, spreads anti-Jewish hatred and disinformation about the Middle East conflict, international analysts say. “By targeting the world’s nearly 600 million Spanish speakers through satellite, cable, livestreaming, its internet platform, and social media […], HispanTV plays the leading role in disseminating anti-Jewish hate and anti-Israel prejudice in Latin America in particular and in the…
In recent months, a series of attacks, fortunately thwarted by police operations, have highlighted the advances and threat of Islamic radicalism from Hezbollah and the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in Latin America. Although their religious ideologies differ, these extremist groups share a common ground in the region on certain issues, including an increase in anti-Semitism following the…
Russia and Iran have intensified their influence in Latin America following the invasion of Ukraine, employing asymmetric strategies such as propaganda, military cooperation, and support for non-state groups to strengthen their ties with like-minded regimes and expand their presence in the region. Such were some of the findings of a recent report from think tank Center for Strategic International Studies…
The presence and activities of Iran and Hezbollah in Latin America are deeply concerning due to their multifaceted operations in the region, as well as their strategies, objectives, and implications for regional and global security, Mexican lawyer and writer who specializes in the geopolitical dynamics of the Middle East Ilan Eichner said in a late June op-ed for The Times…
In a recent report, Hezbollah Terror Plot in Brazil, Emanuele Ottolenghi, an expert on Iran and Hezbollah at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies think tank in Washington, D.C., highlights how Tehran uses the idea of the Iranian Revolution in Latin America to spread terrorism through its proxy, Hezbollah. “For the Iranian regime, Latin America has always been fertile ground…
Thirty years after the bombing of the headquarters of the Argentine Israelite Mutual Association (AMIA) in Buenos Aires on July 18, 1994, which left 85 dead and more than 300 wounded, fear of a new attack by the terrorist group Hezbollah and the Iranian regime increases in the region. A July 8 report by Argentine news site Infobae, based on…
Iran, with the support of its proxy, Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah, has increased its capacity for action through illicit activities in different strategic points of Latin America, with relevant cases in Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Paraguay. In April, Argentine Security Minister Patricia Bullrich told the press that the country was on high alert and pointed to the presence of…
The impact of criminal groups and populism in countries such as Bolivia, Nicaragua, and Venezuela is reaching alarming levels, exacerbated by the influence of authoritarian regimes such as China, Russia, and Iran, threatening stability and security in the hemisphere, said Carlos Sánchez Berzaín, director of the Inter-American Democracy Institute, in an opinion piece for Argentine news site Infobae. Latin America…
