Remember, in every public statement and any negotiations, the first words from the U.S. representative each time should be “Release the Americans before anything else is discussed.  We’re waiting.”  Now Iranian-American Emad Shargi was summoned to a Tehran court Nov. 30 and informed he was convicted of espionage without a trial and sentenced to 10 years.  Three other Iranian-Americans are held hostage: Siamak Namazi, his aged father, Baquer, and Morad Tahbaz.  The hostage taking continues.  See “Iran jails U.S. businessman, possibly jeopardizing Biden’s plans for diplomacy with Tehran,” Dan De Luce, NBC, January 17, 2021.

This reads almost like a headline out of The Onion.  “Iran asks watchdog not to publish ‘unnecessary’ nuclear details,” AP, Stars and Stripes, January 17, 2021.

There’s good reason(s) to not let Iran’s diplomats have the same free reign that other countries’ diplomats have on U.S. soil.  And, under international law, host countries (and countries that host international forums) have every right and legal authority to limit such things as diplomatic travel due to national security, espionage, and worse.  This news article does not explain that or detail Iran’s past actions in NYC, D.C., etc.  “Iran warns Washington to stop “illegal actions” against diplomats on U.S. soil,” Xinhua, January 17, 2021.