{"id":2739,"date":"2021-03-09T22:46:17","date_gmt":"2021-03-10T04:46:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/?p=2739"},"modified":"2021-03-14T22:58:54","modified_gmt":"2021-03-15T03:58:54","slug":"2739","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/2021\/03\/09\/2739\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arabnews.com\/node\/1822301\/middle-east\">\u201cUN report reveals horrors of daily life for many in Iran,\u201d<\/a> Ephrem Kossaify, Arab News, March 9, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>The Levinson family has it right, the Biden Administration has it wrong.\u00a0 The Levinsons say, &#8220;We urge the Biden administration &#8211; the fourth presidential administration charged with holding Iran accountable &#8211; to make it clear to the Iranian regime that there will be no path to taking a seat at the table of civilized nations without resolving Bob\u2019s case and sending him home,&#8221; the statement read.\u201d\u00a0 Instead, the hear \u201cThe Biden administration is working to open negotiations with Iran over efforts to rein in its nuclear program and prevent it from being able to build a nuclear weapon, but has said it views the return of hostages as a separate issue. \u201cWe don\u2019t want to tie their fates to an issue that is complex and that is challenging and that may be a longer-term proposition,\u201d State Department spokesperson Ned Price said in a press briefing last month, about separating the issue of American hostages held in Iran and the nuclear issue.\u201d\u00a0 These are not separate issues.\u00a0 And until someone stands up to Iran and insists they clear the deck of hostages before any negotiations on anything, then the hostage taking will continue.\u00a0 See <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/international\/542334-blinken-calls-on-iran-to-answer-for-levinson?rl=1\">\u201cBlinken calls on Iran to answer for Levinson,\u201d<\/a> Laura Kelly, The Hill, March 9, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Good.\u00a0 They are under direct orders of the Regime.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/administration\/542381-state-department-designates-two-iranians-for-involvement-in-gross?rl=1\">\u201cState Department designates two Iranians for &#8216;involvement in gross violations of human rights&#8217;,\u201d<\/a> Tal Axelrod, The Hill, March 9, 2021.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/show\/irans-top-nuclear-scientist-discusses-the-potential-for-a-nuclear-deal-with-the-u-s\">\u201cIran\u2019s top nuclear scientist discusses the potential for a nuclear deal with the U.S.,\u201d<\/a> Nick Schifrin and Reza Sayah, NPR, March 9, 2021.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/israel-news\/the-iaea-mossad-iran-dance-analysis-661468\">\u201cHow Mossad turned the IAEA around on Iran with evidence \u2013 analysis,\u201d<\/a> Yonah Jeremy Bob, Jerusalem Post, March 9, 2021.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cUN report reveals horrors of daily life for many in Iran,\u201d Ephrem Kossaify, Arab News, March 9, 2021. 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