BBC News: Reports from Washington D.C., " The US Congress has sent a bill to the president that would bar Iran's pick for ambassador to the UN from entering the country. "
Lets Get Real:
One has to wonder what Iran is playing at, one could postulate that they want to sabotage the talks between the US and Iran, there have been reports that conservative elements in Iran have told the new President that he better get a deal or he is out, if Iran's President thinks he will not get a good deal he might be using the hostage card as way to say he tried but that the US was never interested in real talks. Of course it could be conservative elements in Iran that picked this choice, knowing that it would have this effect. The Oval Office must know it can not fight to many battles, it is low in the polls, it needs to keep some appeal to the floating voter and moderate Republicans, they would not be happy if Obama allowed an alleged former hostage taker to become Iran's Ambassador to the UN.