THE END FOR HUGO CHAVEZ, BUT WHAT ABOUT IRAN'S MASTER  PLAN?

 the death of Hugo Chavez came as no surprise anyone who has been following his story.

It especially did not come as a surprise to the Iranian government, who up until the time of his announced illness was completely counting on their long-term relationship with the Venezuelan leader.

So, with the passing of Hugo what becomes of the Iranian Venezuelan relationship?

How does Iran ensure its desired plan of meddling in the United States backyard?

What becomes of the " Distraction Action for South America"?????

Over the course of the last several months, it's become  evident that Iran is attempting to leverage future relationships in Central and South America as witnessed by the recent announcement with the Argentinean government.

Now, Iran's leadership has known for quite some time of Hugo Chavez's medical condition, so we can assume that alternative plans for meddling in Central and South America are well thought out.

What Iran cannot count on is the continued support of Venezuela!

No one left in Venezuelan government has the charisma and the intoxicating charm that Hugo Chavez had.

The concept that Hugo Chavez's hand-picked successor will have an easy time of assuming and maintaining power in Venezuela is a risky assumption at best.

It is very possible that Iran fully realizes that its next "partner" in the region will be someone other than the Venezuelan people, but will it "work"???

How much of the Venezuelan military is truly loyal to the successor of Hugo Chavez is the most important question at hand.

How quickly Venezuela can even attempt to regain some semblance of normality is also the question at hand.

Simply put, Iran lost a true partner today based upon the age old, timeless adage of "the enemy of my enemy is my friend".

In short, yet another setback for the Iranian leadership!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-21679053