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fridiHezbollah is conducting illegal activities in Bolivia, Venezuelan opposition MP Carlos Paparoni has reported at an anti-terrorism summit in Colombia. Venezuelan president Maduro was directly accused of harboring friendly relations with the Lebanese terrorist organization.
Paparoni claims he has evidence of links between Maduro's regime and Iran's proxy in Lebanon. Maduro, of course, denies all this, but Israel keeps insisting that it's true.
Mike Pompeo has often said Iran is trying to get a foot in Latin America various Middle Eastern proxies. And he's not the first one. These concerns are actually older than Trump's presidency, but now they've intensified. So far the allegations of a Hezbollah presence in Latin America were mostly related to arms and drugs trade, but now there are increasing reports of activity in the triangle between Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay, and now reports about Hezbollah interests in Mexico. There's also the fact that Obama largely let Hezbollah off the hook for the sake of striking a nuclear deal with Iran. The main basis for these relations is the strong link of the local Arab communities with Lebanon.
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Paparoni claims he has evidence of links between Maduro's regime and Iran's proxy in Lebanon. Maduro, of course, denies all this, but Israel keeps insisting that it's true.
Mike Pompeo has often said Iran is trying to get a foot in Latin America various Middle Eastern proxies. And he's not the first one. These concerns are actually older than Trump's presidency, but now they've intensified. So far the allegations of a Hezbollah presence in Latin America were mostly related to arms and drugs trade, but now there are increasing reports of activity in the triangle between Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay, and now reports about Hezbollah interests in Mexico. There's also the fact that Obama largely let Hezbollah off the hook for the sake of striking a nuclear deal with Iran. The main basis for these relations is the strong link of the local Arab communities with Lebanon.
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