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2026-10-26 20:15
By staff writer
Lula defeats pro-Israel Bolsonaro, dealing Trump a major Latin American blow
TEHRAN — Brazilians re-elected Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Sunday, October 25, giving the 80-year-old leftist a fourth term and the Trump administration its most consequential defeat in the Western Hemisphere. Lula took 51.8 percent to Senator Flávio Bolsonaro’s 48.2, a lead of more than 4 million votes, three weeks after trailing by 2.2 million. No one had ever won Brazil’s presidency after finishing second in the first round.
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2026-04-07 23:47
LatAms condemn U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran
TEHRAN — A broad coalition of Latin American governments and political movements has condemned recent U.S. and Israeli military strikes against Iran, voicing solidarity with Tehran and calling the attacks a violation of international law.
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2026-02-21 15:09
Iran sees the U.S. less as a guarantor of law than as an instrument of disruption
For nearly eight decades now, Iranians and many others across the globe have encountered a different America. From the 1953 coup in Iran to interventions across Latin America and Southeast Asia, U.S. power has appeared less as a guarantor of law than as an instrument of disruption.
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2026-01-06 22:02
Tehran rallies Latin American allies after US ‘law of jungle’ act in Venezuela
TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held separate phone calls with his counterparts from Brazil and Cuba, with the recent U.S. military aggression in Venezuela dominating the discussions.
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2025-12-15 17:23
Far-right Kast secures victory in Chilean presidential election
Chile has elected the far-right wing José Antonio Kast to be its next president, after an election campaign that was dominated by themes of security, immigration, and crime, the BBC reported Monday.
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2025-11-29 20:24
Alleged U.S. interference overshadows Honduras presidential election
As Hondurans prepare for Sunday’s presidential election, officials and analysts are condemning what they describe as Washington’s interference threatening the country’s sovereign democratic process.
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2025-11-26 21:23
By Silvina Pachelo
Exported war: How Israel turned Latin America into its silent laboratory
BUENOS AIRES — In a world increasingly fragmented, exports are no longer limited to soy, lithium, or energy. Israel, home to one of the planet’s most advanced military industries, exports something different: security. A word that, in practice, encompasses surveillance technologies, population control, and conflict management developed in contexts of occupation and permanent tension.