'If the StateDept were serious about protecting Americans, it would pressure friendly countries such as Dominica and Palau, both dependent on American tourism, to do the right thing and close the Iranian loophole,' mrubin1971 writes.
with global reach. In recent years, it has plotted terrorist attacks not only across the Middle East but also in Thailand, the U.K., France, Greece, Bulgaria, India, and even the United States.
Unfortunately, several back doors to the U.S. exist from which Iranian agents might seek advantage. The best publicized, of course, is the porous southern border. This need not mean Iranian agents traveling from Tehran and sneaking across the Rio Grande. In 2010, for example, the Revolutionary Guards sought to contract hitmen from a Mexican cartel to do their dirty work in Washington, D.C.
Among Pacific island nations, Micronesia and Palau, both former U.S. trust territories, also allow Iranians to enter without a visa or to receive a visa on arrival. Both also have flights to Guam, a U.S. territory, or Hawaii. Immigration and Customs Enforcement trains its agents at American ports to detect those who may be criminally suspect. Often this means intercepting concealed food or other contraband.
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