Recent media reporting of Iranian military activity in Latin America raises serious concerns for the United States and its interests in the Western Hemisphere. Iranian-managed Hezbollah has operated in South America for decades, rarely drawing significant overt attention to their activities. But pending docking of Iran Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) naval vessels in Brazil and their passage through the Panama Canal signals an Iranian aggression never before seen in the Western Hemisphere. Should IRGC seek to maintain a presence in Latin America, it is likely that they will desire to conduct a wide range of business activities, facilitate the sale of military weaponry to […]
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