Iran-backed Hezbollah partnering with communist terror groups in Latin America

Published July 20, 2019 12:55am ET



Iran’s main proxy terrorist group is expanding in Latin America and networking with organized crime and other violent groups, according to U.S. and Argentinean officials.

“In the face of a global threat like Hezbollah, it is every sovereign nation’s obligation and responsibility to comply with sanctions designed to keep all of us safe,” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said at a Western Hemisphere counterterrorism ministerial in Buenos Aires. “Solidarity is the antidote to the terror threat.”

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