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Source: https://www.wsj.com/articles/irans-answer-to-bidens-diplomacy-11626649752?mod=opinion_lead_pos3
Iran's Answer to U.S. Diplomacy
(Wall Street Journal) Editorial - Nuclear talks between the U.S. and Iran could resume after Iranian President-elect Ebrahim Raisi takes office in August. But Iran's current behavior shows what it thinks about U.S. overtures. Federal prosecutors said last week that an Iranian intelligence network planned to kidnap a U.S. citizen in New York and bring her to Iran. The prosecutors, who indicted four Iranian nationals, said Iranian intelligence has targeted others in Canada, the UK and elsewhere. Meanwhile, Reuters reports that an Iranian commander has encouraged Iran-backed militias to step up attacks on U.S. targets in Iraq and Syria. Shiite militias have attacked U.S. positions in Iraq at least 26 times since President Biden took office. Iran's violations of the 2015 nuclear deal also continue, while it ignores its inspection obligations to the International Atomic Energy Agency. Even Russian diplomat Mikhail Ulyanov admitted, "Iran seems to be going too far."