The Wall Street Journal reports that “Tehran is threatening to cut off relations with EU countries unless they apologize for considering pulling their ambassadors out of Iran.”

But of course, were the EU serious about stopping Iran’s fraudulently elected president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and the militant mullahs who back him from acquiring nuclear weapons that would be one major component of its policy.

The Obama administration should be working hard, using diplomacy to persuade our European allies to recall their ambassadors — at least for “consultations.” Last weekend, Obama deputy David Axelrod said that the clerical regime’s harsh repression of dissidents is isolating Iran “in every way from the community of nations.” As of this moment, that’s just wishful thinking.

My column today has more along these lines.