Washington's behavior belies its words

Neither the melting of the Arctic glaciers nor the outcries of US farmers have awakened Washington to the damage being done by its diehard unilateralism.

It takes only a proclamation by Washington ending with "it is in the interest of the United States to take action" to justify any move, no matter how reckless.

The latest being the restriction and suspension of entry of senior Iranian government officials and their immediate family into the US as announced on the White House website on Wednesday.