Iran, Hezbollah, and Venezuela: The New Frontline Near the U.S. Border
Borderland: Narcosis with Vincent 'Rocco' VargasShow Notes
On today's episode, Vince speaks with Nicholas Chase Valencia, a veteran of the Israel Defense Force and U.S. Army and counterterrorism researcher. Nicholas explains how Venezuela serves as a base for Hezbollah and allied networks, its ties to Iran, and why these operations pose a growing security and drug trafficking threat to the United States.
To read more about this, visit Nick's substack: https://globalreconreport.substack.com/p/operation-southern-spear-and-the?r=6did6v
Follow Nick on IG: @globalreconreport_
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