The twist and turn is interesting.
The story is about Iran and how the power struggle in Iran and the disagreement on how to deal with the US.
So the Iran way forward is to kidnap a key figure of the US to hold the country foreign policy as ransom.
Really stupid move. It is not the right thing to kidnap and think they are still in the right.
The plan works only half way, and it pissed off Mitch to the point that he would disregard even more orders from politicians.
Anyway, the setup is okay. The action part is really good.
Enjoy reading this as a distraction.