Mystery explosion at Iran’s Arak heavy water reactor
"Tehran did its utmost to conceal the mystery blast which last week struck the heavy water reactor under construction at Arak in western Iran."

Analysis: Did Syria's Assad get away with chemical weapons attack
"Assad not only got away with the gas attack, but appears to have also emerged stronger after it.

President Obama used to say it was a matter of "when," not "if" Assad’s regime would fall. Its inevitable collapse now, however, seems far less certain, even after the most watched war crime in history. "