American journalist Roxana Saberi, who has been held in Tehran's notorious Evin Prison since her arrest in January on charges she was working without proper press credentials, stood trial for espionage yesterday in Iran's Revolutionary Court. This frightening Soviet-like raising of the stakes comes just as the Obama administration is indicating its willingness to lower the bar for direct talks with the regime. The court says it will issue its verdict in the next few weeks. The terror-masters of North Korea, Syria, Cuba, Sudan, and Somalia will be watching to see what we do if their Iranian sponsor finds her guilty.