Iran's Military at the Panama Canal: Significant National Security Threat
by Majid Rafizadeh • February 11, 2023 at 5:00 am
Iran's military presence at the Panama Canal, the major maritime chokepoint in the Western Hemisphere -- which is controlled by America's main enemy, China -- is a serious national security threat to the United States in more ways than one.
"Iran has been aggressively strengthening its ties to the Western Hemisphere through like-minded socialist regimes in Venezuela, Nicaragua and Cuba. They are also looking for opportunities elsewhere, and it's no coincidence that Iranian ships are docking in Brazil just a month after a socialist retook power in the country. Instead of supporting the Iran-friendly socialist and left-wing regimes in Latin America, the Biden administration should be strengthening political forces committed to keeping our hemisphere free of antisemitic terror." — U.S. Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar, Fox News, February 1, 2023.
[T]he Islamic Republic has been shipping considerable amounts of oil to Venezuela without either country fearing repercussions from the Biden administration.
Iranian ships will be allowed to sail through the Panama Canal "as long as they abide by international norms," Panamanian authorities said this week. However, according to Reuters: "Panama's vessel registry, the world's largest, has withdrawn its flag from 136 ships linked to Iran's state oil company in the last four years, the country's maritime authority said this week, pushing back against claims by an anti-nuclear group." So, you can tell which country is really in charge.
Iran's military presence at the Panama Canal, the major maritime chokepoint in the Western Hemisphere -- which is controlled by America's main enemy, China -- is a serious national security threat to the United States in more ways than one.
The Biden administration, seemingly as usual, has been turning a blind eye to the Iran's increasing military presence in Latin America. Its latest activities now pose a grave danger to North America's security and US national interests.
The Iranian regime, under the Biden administration's watch, has been rapidly moving its military into Latin America. By now, the mullahs have been emboldened to the extent that, for the first time, Iran is stationing warships in the Panama Canal.
