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Once again, hostage taking works.\u00a0 Not the traditional taking of a person\u2019s body, or not the holding of a ship or other property, but Iran\u2019s holding the snap inspections hostage.\u00a0 So France, Germany, and the UK decided to not push a resolution opposing Iran\u2019s snap decision in exchange for Iran agreeing to sit down with the IAEA and discuss uranium particles found at several sites\u2014something Iran was obligated to do anyway.\u00a0 \u201cIran to meet with United Nations technical experts over uranium find,\u201d<\/a> AP, March 4, 2021.<\/p>\n

\u201cBiden Can\u2019t Bring Peace to Yemen While Iran Keeps Sending Weapons,\u201d<\/a> Bradley Bowman and Katherine Zimmerman, Foreign Policy, March 4, 2021.<\/p>\n

To make room for diplomacy they say, and not outside the norm of what countries do.\u00a0 While some would prefer to keep all pressure on, to find the right incentive for Iran to do the same is not outside reason in international relations.\u00a0 What will Iran do in response?\u00a0 Diplomacy or violence?\u00a0 \u201cWestern powers scrap plan for IAEA rebuke of Iran to make space for talks,\u201d<\/a> Francois Murphy and John Irish, Reuters, March 4, 2021.<\/p>\n

\u201cGCC chief urges Iran to halt supporting militias,\u201d<\/a> Arab News, March 4, 2021.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Once again, hostage taking works.\u00a0 Not the traditional taking of a person\u2019s body, or not the holding of a ship or other property, but Iran\u2019s holding the snap inspections hostage.\u00a0 So France, Germany, and the UK decided to not push a resolution opposing Iran\u2019s snap decision in exchange for Iran agreeing to sit down with … <\/p>\n

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