The mad mullahs who run Iran have again defied President Obama, the Associated Press reports:

The Obama administration on Wednesday expressed disappointment with Iran's refusal to issue visas for an American badminton team and said it did not bode well for possible similar outreach programs in the future. . . .
"This is a very unfortunate situation," State Department spokesman Robert Wood told reporters, adding that the U.S. had not received any official notification of the reason for the visa refusal. He noted that both President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton remained committed to engaging with Iran under the proper circumstances.
"It's not a good sign," Wood said. "You know, as the secretary and others have said, when the Iranians unclench that fist, there will be a hand waiting to greet them."

Part of the problem here may be that Obama has already lost control over the State Department, with Secretary Clinton's spokesman attributing one of his best lines to her and reducing the president to the ranks of "others."