John Cornyn: “Hezbollah, one of the Iranian proxies that operates…”

“Last fall, I chaired a hearing of the Senate Caucus on the International Narcotics Control, which examined the role that terror networks closely connected to Iran, including Hezbollah, have played in contributing to the drug crisis we face here in America. Hezbollah, one of the Iranian proxies that operates primarily in Lebanon and which obtains substantial percentage of its funding from Iran, has developed close ties with South American drug trafficking organizations. It engages in money laundering, oil smuggling, counterfeiting, illegal weapons procurement, and has even carried out terror attacks on targets in South America, including the Argentine Israelite Mutual Association Jewish Community center and the Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires.” (03:48–04:06)

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