Joseph M. Humire on Iran’s Involvement in Venezuela

Their rapidly expanding ties to Venezuela’s Maduro regime, which is “geo-strategically located right at the heart” of Central America and South America, are central to this ambition. Much like the “land bridge” they have through Syria is logistically vital to their influence in the Middle East, “Venezuela is their air bridge into the Western hemisphere.” Instead of partnering mainly with Islamist groups, as it does in the Middle East, Iran has increasingly partnered with “drug cartels … [and] old former communist networks.” By Gary C. Gambill. Full Text-> MiddleEastForum

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