The lights were on but, sadly, everyone had gone to the shops.
US state official Stuart Jones had a moment he'd sooner forget when he was questioned by reporter Dave Clark about his country's criticism of Iran's democracy, given the American relationship with Saudi Arabia, a country with arguably a far more questionable record on human rights.
Once the questioned had been asked, Jones - the United States' Ambassador to Iraq from 2014 to 2016, and likely something of an expert on the subject - paused.
Then he paused some more.
Then, just when he was about to answer the question, he paused a bit more.
Then he had a good pause for himself.
Then he said something but, by that point, the bins were being emptied and everybody had gone home.
This is incredibly awkward.
https://twitter.com/AlexanderEmmons/status/869649552617463808
