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“You can't stand here and stare out at what's across the border and deny the central thing that President Trump recognized that previous Presidents had refused to do, that this is a part of Israel and a central part of Israel. I remember too the international pressure to return this very place to Syria. It was all the rage in the salons of Europe and in the elite institutions in America to say that this should be returned to Syria. Imagine, with Assad in control of this place, the risk of the harm to the West and to Israel, and to the people of Israel.

President Trump just recognized the basic fact that this indeed is a part of Israel. It was an honor to be here. I told the Prime Minister that I very much wanted to come here on this trip to tell the world that we have it right. That we, the United States has it right and Israel has it right. And that every nation has the right to defend itself and its own sovereignty, and that the United States and the Trump administration will continue to do all we can to make sure that Israel has what it needs to do just that. And that every nation has the right to defend its own people.”

----- Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, standing on the Golan Heights, Thursday,
November 19, 2020
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** How the U.S. Can Prevent Iran from Stationing ICBMs in Venezuela ([link removed])
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** By Benjamin Weil / November 5th, 2020 / Newsweek ([link removed])
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Now that Election Day is behind us, the president will need to allocate more time towards addressing overseas developments. One such development is Iran’s plan to smuggle ICBMs into Venezuela. Those missiles have the capability to reach the entire East Coast of the U.S., as well as parts of the Midwest and Southwest.

Before outlining these policy options, we must understand how Iran operates and estimate its capabilities. With its strategy in the Middle East, the Islamic Republic aims to push any future war away from its borders. It began by creating militia forces across the region and then established smuggling routes to arm those groups. This allows Iran to threaten its enemies through proxies without having to bear any responsibility or consequence. A classic example of this strategy is Hezbollah in Lebanon, on Israel’s northern border.

Additionally, Iran has cultivated close relationships with Latin American countries over the past few decades; mainly with Venezuela, Colombia and Bolivia. Most of Iran’s activities in Latin America are carried out through the IRGC and Hezbollah’s 910 unit. As the U.S. continues its crippling pressure on Iran, and with the expiration of the UN arms embargo, it has become clear that Iran would like to copy its Middle East model in Latin America by stationing ICBMs in America’s backyard—Venezuela.

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