According to President Obama’s State of the Union address, “our ties to the Americas are deeper… anyone who tells you that America is in decline or that our influence has waned doesn’t know what they’re talking about.” In 2011, Iran has enjoyed more influence in Latin America than ever. In recent years (since 2005), Iran has expanded and intensified the relations and mainly their cooperation among some Latin American countries, such as Venezuela, Cuba, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Bolivia and Brazil. Roger Noriega addresses these situations and provides a deeper analysis about the situation in Latin America, the influence of Iran with special concern in Venezuela and Brazil, and the United States’ role as in all of these.

You can hear the rest of Roger’s interview at Secure Freedom Radio.