Iran (Not) So Far Away

Alan Adkisson / December 08, 2010

For the first time in over a year, Iran and the permanent members of the U.N. Security Council, along with Germany (known as the P5 + 1), held talks for the past two days in Geneva over the Islamic Republic’s shadowy nuclear program.

While Iran’s proliferation problems are certainly cause for concern, we would do well to monitor Iran’s growing presence in our own hemisphere. And you don’t have to look hard to find evidence of Iran’s nefarious dealings.

• Venezuela has allowed Iran access to a gold mine in the Roraima basin. That gold mine, however, is very near what might be one of the world’s largest deposits of uranium. Nearby tractor and cement factories that produce little of either product give rise to concern that these activities are just cover for illicit nuclear activities. (more…)