Sometimes, it's difficult to see the forest for the trees. Optimism may currently be running high in Washington that next month's deadline for negotiations will yield some sort of durable deal over Iran's nuclear program. But amid all of the diplomatic euphoria, one aspect of the Iranian challenge has received remarkably short shrift: its expanding presence and activities in our own hemisphere.
China and Russia partner on fast neutron nuclear reactors;
Peoples Daily targets multinationals for tax evasion
Putin: Russia's Hercules;
Tactical nukes to Crimea
Recently, Human Rights Watch reported that both sides in the war on Ukraine had employed cluster bombs. The story, however, quickly received a curious spin. In an article for the New York Times, Andrew Roth headlined that Ukraine alone had employed these weapons.
Turkey steps closer to coalition against ISIS;
Houthi rebels 'welcome' new Yemeni Prime Minister;
Tunisia cracks down on extremism;
Baghdad bombings kill dozens;
Head of Iran's Basij threatens Saudi