Maria Zuppello
ARTICLES BY: Maria Zuppello
Iran Is Connected to Failed Hezbollah Attacks in Latin America
Operation Trapiche -- a plot to kill Jews in Brazil -- revealed the shadow of Iran behind the failed Hezbollah plot. According to Brazilian Federal...
How the Mossad Helped Stop an Iranian-Hezbollah Attempt to Kill Jews
New details emerged about Operation Trapiche ("warehouse" in English), which resulted in the arrest of two men in Brazil with suspected links to the Lebanese...
Iranian Navy Expands Operations in Latin American Waters
The presence this week of two Iranian Navy warships docked in Rio de Janeiro reinforces a top commander's pledge that the Islamic Republic wants an...
Venezuela Tries to Use US Energy Needs to Free Iran’s Super-Influencer
The Biden administration offered a license to allow Chevron to expand operations in Venezuela to enhance US oil supplies. In return, Caracas demands the release...
Iran Is Making a Comeback in Latin America
On the run since 1997, Iranian cleric Mohsen Rabbani remains on Interpol's most-wanted list for his role in two Iranian bomb plots targeting Israeli and Jewish...
Iran Has Infiltrated and Corrupted Latin American Politics
The probe into the Venezuelan Emtrasur plane, seized by Argentina earlier this month for possible ties to Iran, has extended to Paraguay and Chile. But...
Iran and Argentina Bolster a Dangerous Alliance
Argentina's seizure of a Venezuelan-flagged cargo plane arriving from Mexico last week exposed a joint venture between the regimes of Iran and Venezuela. It came...
Iran’s Cyberwar Grows More Aggressive, Thanks to Russia and Hezbollah
Iranian cyber warfare has gone global, thanks to Tehran's strategic alliances with some of the worst geopolitical players. Analysts say that Russia has helped Iran...
Iranian Assistance Boosts Venezuela’s Oil Industry, Posing Threat to the US
Iran's malign alliance with Venezuela is growing stronger. After a golden period in which Iran provided $15 billion in loans and investments to Hugo Chávez's...
Italy’s Problem with Palestinian Terrorist Financing
Italy faces an increasing risk of illicit financing activities for Palestinian terrorist groups. Italian prosecutors recently launched an investigation into the bank transfers of the...
