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Iran War: A Defining Moment for the Middle East—Global Analysis ... ajc.org American Jewish Committee 2 facts

claimBrazil, Chile, and Colombia condemned the U.S.-Israeli strikes against Iran, while Argentina and Paraguay have backed the strikes.

perspectiveParaguayan President Santiago Peña emphasized the need to confront the Iranian regime, specifically targeting its illicit financial networks and support for terror proxies in the Tri-Border Area shared by Paraguay, Argentina, and Brazil.

Iran's Islamist Proxies in the Middle East - Wilson Center wilsoncenter.org Ashley Lane · Wilson Center Sep 12, 2023 2 facts

claimThe U.S. Treasury and State Departments sanctioned Hezbollah representative in South America Bilal Mohsen Wehbe in 2010 for overseeing Hezbollah’s counterintelligence activity in the Tri-Border Area (Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay) and facilitating the transfer of funds from Brazil to Hezbollah.

claimThe United States designated Assad Ahmad Barakat in 2004 for serving as a key Hezbollah financier in the Tri-Border Area of Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina.

Consequences of the Russia-Ukraine War and the Changing Face ... rand.org RAND Corporation May 22, 2025 2 facts

referenceThe Lopez War (1864–1870) involved Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay.

referenceMeredith Reid Sarkees and Frank Wayman documented a list of historical conflicts and their major participants in their 2010 book 'Resort to War: 1816–2007', including the Crimean War (1853–1856, France/Great Britain/Ottoman Empire/Russia), the Lopez War (1864–1870, Argentina/Brazil/Paraguay/Uruguay), the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878, Russia/Ottoman Empire), the Boer War (1899–1902, Great Britain/Boers), the Russo-Japanese War (1904–1905, Japan/Russia), the Russo-Polish War (1919–1921, Poland/Soviet Union), the Italo-Ethiopian War (1935–1936, Ethiopia/Italy), the Korean War (1950–1953, United States/North Korea/China/South Korea), the Vietnam War (1965–1975, United States/South Vietnam/North Vietnam), the Sino-Vietnamese War (1979–1987, Vietnam/China), the Soviet-Afghan War (1979–1989, Soviet Union/Afghanistan), and the Iran-Iraq War (1980–1988, Iran/Iraq).

Origins and evolution of the Western diet: health implications for the ... academia.edu The American journal of clinical nutrition 1 fact

referenceHawkes, Hill, and O'Connell (1982) studied optimal foraging and the Ache people of eastern Paraguay to understand why hunters gather.

Realist Review on Just Transition Towards Low Emission, Climate ... link.springer.com Springer Jan 5, 2026 1 fact

accountProgrammes in Panama, Paraguay, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria, Cambodia, and Sri Lanka empowered marginalized groups to engage in the design, implementation, and monitoring of REDD+ readiness activities to feed into national REDD+ processes.

Strategic Rivalry between United States and China swp-berlin.org SWP 1 fact

claimThe Mercosur states (Mercado Común del Sur) consist of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay, with Venezuela having joined in 2012 and subsequently being suspended in 2016.

World Trade Without the US | Cato Institute cato.org Cato Institute 1 fact

claimThe European Union has concluded new trade agreements with India, Switzerland, Mexico, and the MERCOSUR countries (Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay).

U.S. and Global Trade Agreements: Issues for Congress everycrsreport.com EveryCRSReport.com May 17, 2018 1 fact

claimMercosur includes Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Venezuela, though Venezuela's membership has been suspended since 2016.

Geopolitics of Trump Tariffs: How U.S. Trade Policy Has Shaken Allies cfr.org Edward Alden, Matthias Matthijs, Sheila A. Smith, Joshua Kurlantzick · Council on Foreign Relations Sep 10, 2025 1 fact

claimThe European Union is accelerating trade negotiations with Canada, Japan, and South Korea, and is in the process of ratifying a free trade agreement with the Mercosur trade bloc—consisting of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay—to diversify its trade relationships.

Ethnobotanical study of wild edible plants in Shabelle Zone, Eastern ... link.springer.com Springer Feb 5, 2026 1 fact

claimIn Paraguay’s Atlantic Forest, Mestizo communities utilized 49 wild edible plant (WEP) species, primarily fruits harvested directly from forests.