The release of the diplomat was the second operation in weeks claimed by Iran and showing an increasing readiness for actions beyond Iran's frontiers.
Analysts said Didi's acquisition signals its readiness to step beyond its home market.
He offers little else beyond a readiness to talk.
The attacks in Paris and Beirut and the apparent downing of a Russian jet over the Sinai peninsula "show a new phase in the Islamic State's war against the west, a readiness to strike far beyond areas it controls in Iraq, Syria, and increasingly, Libya", it says.
They may be important not only for building preparedness, but also for maintaining sustained readiness and resilience beyond "the teachable moment".
Not much, given the intensity of anti-NATO feeling in Serbia, beyond restating their readiness to give copious help once Yugoslavia has a democratic government.
Mr. Brown has said he will move this week to announce fresh British deployments, confirming a tentative announcement last month of Britain's readiness to increase its force by 500 troops, beyond the 9,000 already deployed.
They should summon the new chief of central command (and General Petraeus's boss), Adm. William Fallon, for tough questioning; he is reportedly concerned about our lapsed military readiness should trouble strike beyond Iraq.
Findings from Pre-K effect studies examining grade school outcomes are relatively promising but still leave unresolved the question about the ability of typical public Pre-K attendance to significantly improve academic achievement beyond kindergarten readiness.
The current study aims to help clarify these questions, and fill these gaps, by choosing a universal Pre-K program as its area of focus while employing a robust matching design to contribute to the evidence base about the ability of state-funded and district-run Pre-K to sustain children's literacy outcomes beyond school readiness.
A senior Israeli official earlier said Israel had expressed its readiness to extend the truce under its current terms beyond its expiry on Friday.
