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1 results foundAuthor: The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center Title: Latin America as an Arena for Iran and Hezbollah's Terrorist, Subversive and Criminal Activities Summary: Since Ahmadinejad was elected president in August 2005, Iran has extended and solidified its relations with several Latin American countries, especially Venezuela and Bolivia, and increased its efforts to obtain a political foothold in the others. According to findings brought before the American Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Iran has significantly increased its diplomatic representation in Venezuela, Bolivia, Nicaragua, Ecuador, Argentina and Brazil. It was also reported that since 2005 Iran has increased the number of its embassies in Latin America from five to 11, and set up 17 "cultural centers" as well. The common factors in the increasingly close relations between Iran and some of the Latin American countries are their anti-American ideologies and policies, and their desire to present a revolutionary alternative to what they perceive as American imperialism. Iran exploits those relations to strengthen its foothold in Latin America (also employing Hezbollah), to establish a presence and gain political, economic, cultural and religious influence. As in other areas of the world, in Latin America Iran employs terrorism and subversion, and works to instill radical Shi'ite Islamic ideology into the local Muslim communities. Details: Israel: The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center, 2012. 47p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed July 25, 2012 at: http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/Data/articles/Art_20318/E_061_12_1444742692.pdf Year: 2012 Country: Central America URL: http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/Data/articles/Art_20318/E_061_12_1444742692.pdf Shelf Number: 125770 Keywords: Terrorism (Latin America)Violent Extremism |