Whatever the conﬂicting signals from Iran today and for that matter, every day about whether the hostages will or will not be tried as spies the government of the United States has not deviated from its basic demand:
Hvađ sem líđur ūversagnakenndum yfirlũsingum í dag sem ađra daga um hvort gíslarnir verđi dæmdir sem njķsnarar, hafa Bandaríkin alltaf krafist hins sama: