Hot Dog Diplomacy is nixed

The White House says invitations to Iranian diplomats to 4th of July celebrations around the world, have been rescinded.

"Given the events of the last few days, those invitations will be no longer extended," announced Press Secretary Robert Gibbs Wednesday.

The State Department last month told its US embassies that they could invite "representatives from the government of Iran" to 4th of July events.

Gibbs said "not surprisingly, based on what we see in Tehran, no one has RSVP'd"