March 8, 2012 -- Updated 0334 GMT (1134 HKT) US Vice President Joe Biden, left, shakes hands with Honduran President Porfirio Lobo in Tegucigalpa on Tuesday. "These alliances can pose an immediate threat by giving Iran -- directly through the IRGC, the Qods Force, or its proxies like Hezbollah -- a platform in the region to carry out attacks against the United States, our interests, and allies," said U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Florida.