Illustration on Iranian/Hezbollah inroads in Latin America. (The Washington Times) By Florencia Montarul April 8, 2021 In January this year, security agencies in the United States, Brazil and Paraguay dismantled one of the biggest cocaine-trafficking outfits ever detected in Latin America, in Ciudad del Este, Paraguay. According to the US authorities, this criminal [...]
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani (left) shakes hands with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro at the Saadabad Palace in Tehran on Jan 10, 2015. (AFP) By Eric Shawn April 2, 2021 Iran has established a foothold on America's doorstep and is expanding in South America, experts say, especially by cultivating close ties with the Nicolas Maduro government in Venezuela. "It should [...]
A powerful explosion destroyed a building housing, of the Jewish Mutual Association of Argentina, in Buenos Aires, on July 18, 1994. (Reuters) By Faramarz Davar March 30, 2021 The Islamic Republic of Iran is a singular political system in many respects. Over the past 42 years, a considerable number of its officials have [...]
An Iranian tanker crew celebrates their arrival in Paraguaná, Venezuela, May 25, 2020. (Reuters) By Ximena Herrera March 27, 2021 It is a rarity in Venezuela to see the Catholic Church involving itself in politics. But back in November 2020, Monsignor Mario Moronta, a well-respected bishop of San Cristobal and first vice-president of [...]
Iran has been one of the hardest hit countries in the region by the coronavirus. (IRNA) March 13, 2021 Iran received a large shipment of COVID-19 vaccines from Cuba on Thursday. A total of 100,000 Soberana 02 doses from the Latin American country were delivered to Tehran’s Imam Khomeini International Airport, the semi-official Fars News Agency reported. The [...]
The presence of Hezbollah and the IRGC in Latin America, including Brazil, is considered a vital Iranian asset. (AFP) By Hamdan Al-Shehri March 12, 2021 Brazil has long been an important strategic trade partner for Iran in Latin America, but there has always been more to the relationship than meets the eye. A [...]
A person holds a photo of late prosecutor Alberto Nisman during a demonstration on the second-year anniversary of his death in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Jan. 18, 2017. (AP) By Florencia Montaruli March 5, 2021 Six years ago on January 18, 2015, the prosecutor Alberto Nisman was found dead in his apartment in Buenos [...]
An oil tanker is seen at Jose refinery cargo terminal in Venezuela in this undated file photo. (Reuters) By Deisy Buitrago and Marianna Parraga February 24, 2021 Venezuela is shipping jet fuel to Iran in return for vital gasoline imports for the South American nation as part of a swap deal agreed by [...]
A worker of the Venezuelan state oil company Pdvsa holds an Iranian flag during the arrival of an Iranian tanker at the El Palito refinery in Venezuela, May 25, 2020. (Reuters) February 20, 2021 A shipment of around 44 million liters of gasoline has secretly arrived at El Palito, Venezuela from Iran aboard [...]
Iranian oil tanker Fortune is anchored at the dock of the El Palito refinery near Puerto Cabello, Venezuela, May 25, 2020. (AP) February 12, 2021 Venezuela has begun to receive a second round of airlifts of materials from ally Iran to help its troubled oil refineries to produce fuel, according to three people [...]
