Trump Starts to Put the Squeeze on Iran’s International Terror Operations Irans terror network operates both in the Middle East and way beyond

Iran has been politically or militarily active across the globe—including each of the six other states covered by the disputed U.S. travel ban.

MATTHEW RJ BRODSKY
The Daily Beast, Feb. 23, 2017 - ... While terrorist-sponsoring states and organizations wishing to harm Americans may disproportionately come from the Middle East, they often rely on corrupt states and officials outside the region to finance their actions through a range of illicit activities.

 Lost in the highly politicized immigration debate is the nexus between America’s adversaries, such as Iran and Hezbollah, and their shady terrorist-financing networks that span the globe.

 Those financial tentacles reach into South America and even the United States, pointing to the need for us to guard against would-be terrorists reaching the homeland, and the necessity to further rein in our adversaries by punishing their pocketbooks.