Special Report - Iran and Latin America (ISSN 17414474)

The tri-border area (TBA) between Brazil, Argentina, and Paraguay has been under scrutiny for more than two decades. The region is populated by around 25,000 people of Arab origin, mostly Shia Muslims. These are alleged to have been used by Iran to support terrorist activities in Latin America, including the AMIA bombing of 1994.   It is Iran's status as the parent of Lebanon's Hezbollah that has insinuated Tehran's involvement in a region that has been identified as one of the most important centers for financing Islamic terrorism outside the Middle East.