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Source: http://www.propublica.org/article/the-terror-threat-and-irans-inroads-in-latin-america
The Terror Threat and Iran's Inroads in Latin America
(Pro Publica) Sebastian Rotella - According to Western intelligence officials, during Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's visit to Venezuela in January 2012, a senior officer in the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) met with Venezuelan military and security chiefs to set up a joint intelligence program between Iranian and Venezuelan spy agencies. The Venezuelans agreed to provide systematic help to Iran with intelligence infrastructure such as arms, identification documents, bank accounts and pipelines for moving operatives and equipment between Iran and Latin America.