The only mention of Iran in President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address on Tuesday was an unintentional one.
Amid what was admittedly a stirring opening set piece focused on Ukraine, Biden flubbed one line: “Putin may circle Kyiv with tanks, but he will never gain the hearts and souls of the Iranian people.” He clearly meant to say “Ukrainian people.” The slip-up wasn’t a good look, but it also highlighted the fact that the speech contained no deliberate mention of Iran at all.
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