House Resolution Condemning Iranian Influence in Latin America

11/5/2007

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The House approved a resolution by voice vote expressing concern "over the emerging national security implications of the Iranian regime's efforts to expand its influence in Latin America." The resolution notes Iran's close alliance with Venezuela, its sponsorship of Hizballah's attack against a Jewish community center in Argentina in 1994, and its extensive money-laundering network on the borders of Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay that finances terrorism and drugs. The resolution, cosponsored by Reps. Ron Klein (D-FL) and Connie Mack (R-FL), also "calls on the United States Government to work with governments in the Western Hemisphere to pursue an anti-terrorism campaign based on cooperation and constant vigilance."