The expanding map of Jihad

It was just a matter of time. And, time is on the side of the caliphate. Very interesting article to help understand the depth of muslim, specifically Iranian influence in Latin America.  Right now, it might look like the Sunnis are not getting on with the Shii'tes,  but believe you me,  when the time is ripe to trample the infidels underfoot,  both muslim sects will come together and become as one. 

The Arab uprisings are changing the geopolitical map. When old allies might become new enemies, a country like Iran has a lot to lose. Teheran is now concerned about becoming even more isolated -- and for good reasons.

Qatar, for one, which used to be aligned with Iran, has switched sides. The small Emirate that owns the powerful satellite television channel Al-Jazeera now prefers to side with the rebels, and is supporting the uprising in Syria -- another move away from Iran. If the Syrian uprising topples the regime, Damascus will probably not continue good relations with Teheran, a choice that will also have political repercussions in Lebanon.

Teheran is noiw desperately seeking new allies in the Arab world; the Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on his way to New York stopped for few hours in Mauritania, where he met with his counterpart, Mohamed Quld Abdel Aziz. The friendship between the two countries began in 2008, when Mauritania broke its relations with Israel. The Mauritanian President, however, is also facing discontent inside his country, so Iran cannot really count on this ally, either.

Iran's only chance, then, seems to be South America, where the mullahs' regime has found fertile ground on which to spread its anti-American propaganda. Since the start of the Arab revolutions, several Iranian high level have officials travelled to Latin America, especially Bolivia, Ecuador, Venezuela and Cuba. Recently, The Iranian Vice President, Mohammed Reza Rahimi, went on an official visit to Ecuador and Cuba accompanied by Iran's Economic Minister, Hosseini; Iran's Minister of Industry, Mines and Trade, Mehdi Ghazanfari; the Energy Minister, Majid Namjou, and a number of other Iranian officials....

h/t: MF