Obama signs law against Iran-LatAm relations
US President Barack Obama has enacted a legislation aimed at countering Iran’s growing relations with the Latin American countries. - The “Countering Iran in Western Hemisphere Act” [?] which was signed into law on Friday, requires the State Department to develop a strategy within 180 days to “address Iran's growing hostile presence and activity” in Latin America. The law also incorporates a multiagency action plan in the Latin American countries in an attempt to isolate the Islamic Republic and its allies. The US House of Representatives’ Foreign Affairs subcommittee on terrorism had endorsed the legislation earlier in March. Iran has increased the number of its embassies in Latin America from five in 2005 to 11 in 2012.