Since the start of the Mahsa Amini protests, the absurdity of Iran’s place on the U.N. Commission on the Status of Women, the world’s “principal global intergovernmental body exclusively dedicated to the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women,” has come into focus. Luckily, this irony has not been lost on our fellow members of the Five Eyes.

Yesterday, New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern called for Iran’s expulsion from the Women’s Rights Commission amid the ongoing demonstrations. Later in the day, Canada became the first country to formally adopt a motion entreating the Islamic Republic’s removal from the commission.

It’s good to see the Anglosphere leading the way in putting pressure on Tehran. But where’s the U.S.? Neither Congress nor the president has issued similar demand for Iran’s dismissal. This absence of American leadership is glaring. And astonishingly, the Biden administration remains doggedly committed to its Iran posture.

A course correction on Iran is badly needed. America must not squander this moment, lest it risks further enervating its credibility on the world stage.