On Maduro’s ‘terror island,’ Hezbollah operatives move in as tourists drift out
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Category: WARS & RUMORS OF WARS
Summary:
Margarita Island, off Venezuela’s northeastern coast, has become Hezbollah’s primary base of operations in the Western Hemisphere, supported by Iran’s influence and the Maduro regime’s protection. U.S. officials highlight the island’s strategic location near key Caribbean maritime routes and its use as a hub for narcotrafficking and smuggling activities. Former U.S. Treasury official Marshall Billingslea noted Hezbollah’s expanded presence on the island, including paramilitary training camps and businesses, with Venezuelan authorities facilitating the issuance of passports to operatives. Israel’s campaign against Hezbollah in Lebanon has increased the group’s reliance on Latin American networks, prompting a relocation of fighters to Venezuela and deepening Iran’s involvement.
Mysterion Insights
Scripture: Psalm 10:7-9
"His mouth is full of curses and deceit and oppression; under his tongue is mischief and wickedness. He sits in the lurking places of the villages; in the hiding places he kills the innocent; his eyes stealthily watch for the unfortunate. He lurks in a hiding place as a lion in his lair; he lurks to catch the afflicted; he catches the afflicted when he draws him into his net."
Commentary:
The movements of armed groups into strategic hiding places show how instability hides beneath the surface. It’s not hard to imagine why local people would feel uneasy about organized deception so close to home. When networks driven by violence exploit new safe havens and friendly governments shield them, it mirrors the biblical pattern of hidden evil gaining influence. These developments reflect how Scripture describes the stealth and spread of wicked actors across nations, even far from the immediate flashpoints of Israel and the Middle East.
Prophetic Trend:
Strategic alliances between militant groups and regimes are driving the spread of concealed threats beyond the Middle East, deepening global instability.
Mysterion Prophetic Impact Rating: C - Measured What does this mean?
Source Excerpt:
FIRST ON FOX: From a distance, Margarita Island looks like a Caribbean escape. Palm-lined beaches, duty-free shops, and resort towns sell the image of a tropical playground just off Venezuela’s northeastern coast. But U.S. officials say the Venezuelan outpost has become something else entirely: Hezbollah’s most important base of operations in the Western Hemisphere, strengthened by Iran’s growing footprint and the Maduro regime’s protection.That threat, U.S. officials warn, reflects a broader security challenge emerging from the region. "The single most serious threat to the United States from the Western Hemisphere is from transnational terrorist criminal groups primarily focused on narcotrafficking," Secretary of State Marco Rubio said at an end-of-year press conference at the State Department on Friday."Margarita Island might be of significance to the U.S. because of its location and the security dynamics around it," Melissa Ford Maldonado, director of the Western Hemisphere Initiative at the America First Policy Institute, told Fox News Digital. "It is close to Trinidad and Tobago and Grenada, in an oil-rich part of the Caribbean along key maritime routes, and it has long had a...
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Source: Fox News
Posted on 12-20-2025 07:47