{"id":2437,"date":"2021-01-17T00:28:27","date_gmt":"2021-01-17T06:28:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/?p=2437"},"modified":"2021-01-18T12:58:07","modified_gmt":"2021-01-18T18:58:07","slug":"2437","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/2021\/01\/17\/2437\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"

Remember, in every public statement and any negotiations, the first words from the U.S. representative each time should be \u201cRelease the Americans before anything else is discussed.\u00a0 We\u2019re waiting.\u201d\u00a0 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.\u00a0 Three other Iranian-Americans are held hostage: Siamak Namazi, his aged father, Baquer, and Morad Tahbaz.\u00a0 The hostage taking continues.\u00a0 See \u201cIran jails U.S. businessman, possibly jeopardizing Biden’s plans for diplomacy with Tehran,\u201d<\/a> Dan De Luce, NBC, January 17, 2021.<\/p>\n

This reads almost like a headline out of The Onion.\u00a0 \u201cIran asks watchdog not to publish ‘unnecessary’ nuclear details,\u201d<\/a> AP, Stars and Stripes, January 17, 2021.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s good reason(s) to not let Iran\u2019s diplomats have the same free reign that other countries\u2019 diplomats have on U.S. soil.\u00a0 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.\u00a0 This news article does not explain that or detail Iran\u2019s past actions in NYC, D.C., etc.\u00a0 \u201cIran warns Washington to stop “illegal actions” against diplomats on U.S. soil,\u201d<\/a> Xinhua, January 17, 2021.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Remember, in every public statement and any negotiations, the first words from the U.S. representative each time should be \u201cRelease the Americans before anything else is discussed.\u00a0 We\u2019re waiting.\u201d\u00a0 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 … <\/p>\n

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