Why must the US be concerned with Iranian influence in Latin America?

Why must the US be concerned with Iranian influence in Latin America?

Introduction

The most important challenges for the power and authority of US have been imposed due certain reasons; the altercation of Iran with the US and the intercontinental commune above its nuclear agenda; and also its tendency to intimidating the interests and friends of US ranging from Israel and Iraq and covering the Straits of Hormuz and Afghanistan. On the contrary, the intervention of Iran in the Latin America is a relatively circuitous subject of dispute. However, the concern has gained appreciable consideration in the Washington. There have been several researches and congressional trials during the bygone five years, which stressed on the intervention and influence of Iran into the Latin America, but these hearings and discussions quite neglected the acuteness of the dispute.

Iran appears to be engaged in a manifold track strategy in the Western Hemisphere, over the geopolitical chessboard. By means of the democracies posed by the Latin America, it recognizes to wish for regular ambassadorial business and other ethnic bonds. Iran serves to be a comrade and supporter with the presumed US subjugated world by employing a set of states contributing in the Chavez-Castro alliance (the Bolivarian Alternative for our Americas, or ALBA). Hence, Iran has largely several purposes; normal political terms, business, reputation, authorization, prevarication and a latent combating foundation in case of asymmetric rivalry and state of panic or fear.

From the time when the Shah was overthrown, and an Islamic Republic was evolved, Iran has struggled to spread out its influence as a medium ranged, local force having a reach worldwide. Apparently, it hunts for the avoidance of isolation being a global recluse, regardless of the fact that it is presented as an incompetent and precarious global actor, because of its radical philosophy, exploitive law enforcement territory, repugnant anti-Semitism and the support of terrorism by the state. Iran thus, seeks to present that it is a competitive and conscientious international inhabitant, stipulating reverence and dominion and offers to operate and serve abiding by the international regulations.

Background

The fundamental objective of Iran is supported by the aptitude of Tehran to establish a robust relationship with the Latin American states pursuing democratic system like Brazil. This agenda of Iran is outdone by its business and reputation mediation. The Iranian trade has lately developed with the Western Hemisphere, attaining $3.5 billion in 2010, largely in the Iranian importations. Similarly, Brazil heads the way being an eminent rural exporter to Iran. During the reign of President Inacio Lula de Silva, the relationship between Brazil and Iran acquired harmonious climax.

The improvement in the relations between Iran and Brazil is appealing for the foreign policy setters of Brazil as it enables them to evolve as a counterbalance to the US. It also exposes the abilities of Brazil to be a proof of being the world's sixth leading economy and a candidate status worldwide, so as to impose influence and perceive an even ...