Far from Headlines, Iran Keeps Humiliating Sailors

For the Iranians, their public humiliation of the U.S. is the gift that keeps on giving. Public award ceremonies and threats of releasing additional footage (or information on American electronic equipment) not only help remind the Iranian public — and the larger Middle East — of Iranian strength, they serve as a form of blackmail for American officials. Without precise knowledge of the footage, the contents of the stolen SIM cards, or the information extracted from laptops and other devices they can only guess at what the Iranians know.