Ecuador strengthening ties with Iran, Syria

Freebeacon.com reported that American national security officials are not adequately addressing the deepening ties between socialist Latin American regimes and state sponsors of terrorism in the Middle East, experts say.

The ties, these experts add, could help hostile regimes flout international sanctions.

Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa, who is looking to fill the geopolitical vacuum left by the death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, is strengthening his relationships with Iran and Syria, two outspoken foes of the United States. Read Article