Over the years, I've been on the record a lot as supporting the idea of reopening embassies in Iran and having Iran reopen its embassy here. I'm firmly of the view that you have to talk to the bad guys. I've written about that a lot.
I haven't changed my view, in theory. The difference is that now, as of 2023, it is simply not going to happen in practice. There was an opening after 2015. The government tried. It didn't succeed, for reasons we could get into in a separate conversation. Basically, that ship has sailed. It is not going to happen for the foreseeable future.