To the chagrin of many Republican leaders, Obama in late 2014 announces plans to restore
normal diplomatic relations with Cuba, noting that:
"These 50 years have shown that isolation has not
worked." In July 2015, the two nations reopened
embassies in each other's capitals - the first time in
54 years. Also in July, the U. S. and Iran strike a
deal on nuclear weapons, following 16 months of
formal negotiations and years of secret talks, In
exchange for an easing of U. S. sanction, Iran
agrees to halt the sketchiest parts of its nuclear
program
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