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We were treated terribly during the hostage crisis.
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Courtney Dorning, NPR, 11 Jan. 2025
The Iranian hostage crisis, in which dozens of Americans were taken hostage for 444 days, all but sealed his fate as a one-term president.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
Carney emphasized Canada's history of supporting the U.S., from the Iranian hostage crisis to the Afghanistan war, where Canada suffered significant losses.
—Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
Late in 1979, university students overran the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, seeking the shah's extradition and sparking the 444-day hostage crisis that severed diplomatic relations between Iran and the U.S.
—Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2025
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Courtney Dorning, NPR, 11 Jan. 2025
The Iranian hostage crisis, in which dozens of Americans were taken hostage for 444 days, all but sealed his fate as a one-term president.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
Carney emphasized Canada's history of supporting the U.S., from the Iranian hostage crisis to the Afghanistan war, where Canada suffered significant losses.
—Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
Late in 1979, university students overran the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, seeking the shah's extradition and sparking the 444-day hostage crisis that severed diplomatic relations between Iran and the U.S.
—Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2025
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“Hostage crisis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hostage%20crisis. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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