Brazil’s New Leftist Regime Allows Iran To Dock Two Warships Involved In Terrorism In Rio De Janeiro
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is a leftist Brazilian President. Islamic Republic of Iran Two warships were docked in Rio de Janeiro this weekend, raising concerns about the proximity of a U.S. enemy operating within America’s borders.
According to the city’s port authority, IRIS Makran- and IRIS Dena-navy vessels docked at its port on Sunday.
Brazil refused to allow the ships to dock at this port when Lula flew to Washington, D.C., last month to meet President Joe Biden, Reuters reported.
Brazilian officials granted permission for the ships to dock at the port between February 26 and March 4, with Lula now home from D.C.
“In the past, those ships facilitated illegal trade and terrorist activities, and have also been sanctioned by the United States,” U.S. Ambassador Elizabeth Bagley spoke at a press conference earlier in the month. “Brazil is a sovereign nation, but we firmly believe those ships should not dock anywhere.”
Senator Ted Cruz (R. Texas) responded to the announcement that the ships docked at a Western Hemisphere port. He explained the dangers that this situation presents to Americans.
“The docking of Iranian warships in Brazil is a dangerous development and a direct threat to the safety and security of Americans,” Cruz . “These Iranian warships are already sanctioned, and so the port in Rio de Janeiro where they docked is now at risk of crippling sanctions, as are any Brazilian companies that provided them services or accepted payments—and so are all foreign companies that entangle themselves with the port or those Brazilian companies in the future.”
“The Biden administration is obligated to impose relevant sanctions, reevaluate Brazil’s cooperation with U.S. antiterrorism efforts, and reexamine whether Brazil is maintaining effective antiterrorism measures at its ports,” Cruz added. “If the administration does not, Congress should force them to do so.”
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According to Rear Admiral Shahram Irani (commander of Iran’s Navy), Iranian warships are planning to be closer to the U.S. Last month, Iran’s navy plans “to be present in the Panama Canal.”
Joseph Humire is the Executive Director of the Center for a Secure Free Society. Submitted The Washington Free Beacon that Iran’s goal “has always been to have a military presence in Latin America, so it’s not surprising at all for its navy to announce it’s going to make moves on the Panama Canal. … This is a tremendous escalation if it is to happen. Many people may discount Iran in terms of its capabilities … but I would not discount it because they have been building to this for a very long time.”
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