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Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has described his oil-rich nation as a superpower with worldly ambitions. Since taking power in 2005 he has signed scores of trade agreements with African and Central and Latin American countries, opened a Venezuelan bank, and built factories and housing projects.

On Sunday, Iran said it test-fired short-range missiles, just days after it confirmed it is building a second uranium-enrichment facility. It's all part of an Iranian campaign to project power and greatness world-wide -- including in America's own backyard.

But a close, on-site examination of some of Iran's projects on two continents -- in Nicaragua, Venezuela and Senegal -- reveals mixed results.