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June 22, 2023

In Latin America, the Iranian President Shows His Strengths—and Weaknesses

Sometimes-friendly regimes appear to have shunned Ebrahim Raisi.

Last week, Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi completed a five-day tour of Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba, where he was received warmly by the respective heads of state, engaged in anti-U.S. rhetoric, and signed various agreements. Tehran has long had extensive connections with Latin America, where its terrorist networks operate extensively. But Elliott Abrams focuses on the what the trip was missing:

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