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** There Goes Latin America: Iran's Regime in America's Backyard ([link removed])
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by Majid Rafizadeh • March 16, 2024 at 5:00 am
* The Iranian regime, which... has been calling for "Death to America," now has ballistic missiles which it says can reach the US, and claims to have a hypersonic missile that, according to one report, "Can Destroy US In 40 sec."
* Venezuela appears to have willingly embraced Iran's overtures.
* The Iranian regime, in addition to Venezuela, has evidently also been exploring avenues for military cooperation with Nicaragua and Cuba.
* It is critical to recognize now the gravity of this exponentiating national security threat.

Venezuela, near the US, emerges as a key player in Iran's Latin American ambitions. As a potential launching pad for attacks on the U.S., Venezuela appears to have willingly embraced Iran's overtures. Iran's growing military capabilities, with ballistic missiles and armed drones capable of reaching Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana and Texas from Latin American soil, already pose a direct threat to the United States. Pictured: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro wave during a welcoming ceremony for Raisi at Miraflores Presidential Palace in Caracas, on June 12, 2023. (Photo by Yuri Cortez/AFP via Getty Images)

A threatening development has been brewing largely under the radar of the Biden administration and the mainstream media attention: Iran's calculated expansion into Latin America, from Argentina to Mexico.

With alarming nonchalance, the Biden administration appears to have turned a blind eye to the Iranian regime's concerted efforts to establish a military foothold right in America's backyard. The ramifications of this complacency are profound. The Iranian regime, which, since it began in 1979, has been calling for "Death to America," now has ballistic missiles which it says can reach the US, and claims to have a hypersonic missile that, according to one report, "Can Destroy US In 40 sec."

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