Saturday, January 11, 2020

IPD: Iran v. the United States: Should Latin America be Concerned?

"Iran v. the United States: Should Latin America be Concerned?"
Wilder Alejandro Sanchez and Scott Morgan
International Policy Digest
World
January 10, 2020
Originally published: https://intpolicydigest.org/2020/01/10/iran-v-the-united-states-should-latin-america-be-concerned/


Since the death of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani on January 3rd as a result of an airstrike at the Baghdad International Airport, Iraq, there has been great consternation about how (and when) will Iran retaliate.

Apart from the recent attack against U.S. military facilities in Iraq, it is widely assumed that Tehran’s future actions move will take place in a geographically neighboring area (namely the Middle East and North Africa) against other American interests. However, there is a certain part of the world where there is an Iranian presence that should not be overlooked in determining where the counterstrike will take place.


The views expressed in this article are those of the authors alone and do not necessarily reflect those of any institutions with which the authors are associated.




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