‘Axis of Evil’ – China, Russia & Iran Preparing for War in America’s Backyard – Latin America

- June 4, 2026
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent acknowledged Wednesday that he threatened to “kick ass” during a heated confrontation last year, while firmly denying reports that he threatened to punch the now-acting Director of National Intelligence “in the face.”

The unusual exchange emerged during a Senate Finance Committee hearing, where Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) pressed Bessent about reports surrounding a confrontation between the two Trump administration officials during the summer of 2025.

According to Bessent, one key detail in the widely circulated account was inaccurate.

While he denied threatening.

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Venezuela’s illegitimate radical socialist leader Nicolás Maduro is planning to host the three new ‘Axis of Evil’ regimes in war games known as the ‘Sniper Frontier’ competition this August. This is according to a report by the Center for a Secure Free Society.

Not only that but the terrible trio will be joined by ten other nations who will “preposition forward-deployed military assets in Latin America and the Caribbean.”

The report notes that these numerous regimes from across the globe are uniting and “getting ready to make a loud statement that the region is ready to embrace the multipolar force.”

The Washington Free Beacon explains a major reason for this latest move:

“Russia and its allies Iran and China are about to make a major show of force with the army games competition in August in Venezuela. But it’s important to understand that this force is molded by cyber-enabled, digital disinformation that is at the heart of how this kind of joint military exercise is used to legitimize authoritarian states and delegitimize democracies in the Western Hemisphere,” Joseph Humire, a national security analyst and executive director of the think tank, told the Washington Free Beacon. “By normalizing military movements of U.S. adversaries in the Caribbean, we run the risk of weakening the moral legitimacy of democracies in Latin America.”

The Free Beacon adds that this is only the latest in a worrying trend highlighting Latin America as a major target for America’s enemies:

There are also signs that Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), the country’s paramilitary fighting force, is boosting its presence in Latin America.

In early June, a Venezuela cargo plane flying in the region “was discovered to have members of the Quds Force, the elite unit of Iran’s revolutionary guards, on board,” according to the think-tank report. “Gholamreza Ghasemi, a known weapons trafficker for the IRGC and manager of Qeshm Fars Air, was piloting the Boeing 747-300M that returned to Buenos Aires along with 4 other Iranian nationals and 14 Venezuelans.”

After the plane was grounded, “documents, personnel effects, and electronics were seized by Argentine authorities who discovered images of tanks, missiles, and other pro-IRGC paraphernalia on one of the mobile devices,” hinting at a larger Iranian-backed plot unfolding in the region.

And harking back to the Cold War, add Nicaragua under the same despot communist Daniel Ortega, as a new base for America’s enemies, especially Russia, in Central America. The Free Beacon reports:

As Iran and Venezuela increase their military and economic ties, Nicaraguan president Daniel Ortega—an ally of Venezuela’s Maduro—renewed a military pact with Russia “authorizing Russian troops, planes, and ships to patrol the Central American country’s borders and conduct joint military training exercises,” according to the report. The military agreement was signed amid Russia’s war with Ukraine, indicating that a presence in Latin America remains a priority for Moscow even as it faces pressure on its own borders.

Add to all this the ongoing leftist wave hitting Latin American countries such as Mexico, Peru, Chile, Bolivia and Argentina, and Latin America appears to be becoming a major strategic new battleground for the United States and democracy. ALD

The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the positions of American Liberty News.

Paul Crespo is the Managing Editor of American Liberty Defense News. As a Marine Corps officer, he led Marines, served aboard ships in the Pacific and jumped from helicopters and airplanes. He was also a military attaché with the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) at U.S. embassies worldwide. He later ran for state and federal office, taught political science, wrote for the editorial board of a major newspaper and had his own radio show. A graduate of Georgetown, London and Cambridge universities, he brings decades of experience and insight to the issues that most threaten our American liberty – at home and from abroad. To read more go to: paulcrespo.com.

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Paul Crespo

Paul Crespo is the Managing Editor of American Liberty Defense News. As a Marine Corps officer, he led Marines, served aboard ships in the Pacific and jumped from helicopters and airplanes. He was also a military attaché with the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) at U.S. embassies worldwide. He later ran for state and federal office, taught political science, wrote for the editorial board of a major newspaper and had his own radio show. A graduate of Georgetown, London and Cambridge universities, he brings decades of experience and insight to the issues that most threaten our American liberty – at home and from abroad. To read more go to: paulcrespo.com.

8 Comments
    Stephen Russell

    No , staging base to invade US alone aside missile base Redeaux Cuba 1962

    Barryt

    With the Monroe Doctrine as a pretext, persuade other true democracies in the hemisphere to take these threats very seriously and join the U.S. to militarily remove Maduro and his criminal regime from power. Smash any country that attempts to help Maduro keep his illegal and destructive dictatorship which specializes in drug and human trafficking, money laundering, stealing Venezuela’s gold and other minerals while it starves and represses its people. Dithering on our part will only exacerbate the problem later on, including the massive flow of refugees to the U.S., Brazil and other friendly neighbors.

    Barry

    With the Monroe Doctrine as a pretext, persuade other true democracies in the hemisphere to take these threats very seriously and join the U.S. to militarily remove Maduro and his criminal regime from power. Smash any country that attempts to help Maduro keep his illegal and destructive dictatorship which specializes in drug and human trafficking, money laundering, stealing Venezuela’s gold and other minerals while it starves and represses its people. Dithering on our part will only exacerbate the problem later on, including the massive flow of refugees to the U.S., Brazil and other friendly neighbors.

    John O Sparks

    Never fear! The USA has a woke military to handle this threat.

    Jawad

    The foremost hope of these Evil Axis powers is that Brandon will be a weak sock puppet and that the US military will be so preoccupied with pronouns, gender-ism and woke-ism that their defenses will fall short. Pray for the USA, that this is not so. But I submit to you all that this never would have transpired if The Donald were President and if high treason had not stolen the election.

    DAV

    All this going on in Latin America and OUR SOUTHERN BORDER IS WIDE OPEN ! And don’t forget…Trudumb is letting the Chinese train in Canada !

    Mike6972

    This is happening because the West deliberately goaded Russia into war in Ukraine. WE are responsible for this. Our Department of Defense ran dozens of chemical and biological warfare labs in Ukraine, for the purpose of developing pathogens to kill Russians. We stole $300 billion in Russian reserves. We openly state that we want “regime change” in Russia. How do you expect Russia to react? All of this is OUR FUALT!

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