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Surely the demise of America’s most strident ideological foe, ten years after the humiliations of the Iranian hostage crisis, called for greater attention?
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Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 2 June 2026
Billy Gallegos, a prisoner of war during the Iranian hostage crisis, the day carries deep personal significance.
—Karen Morfitt, CBS News, 25 May 2026
Ebtekar, after her role in the hostage crisis, went on to become a reformist politician in Iran who pushed for environmental protections and women’s rights.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026
How the hostage crisis began Al Bodnar, a Good Guys salesman saw the hostage takers outside the store shortly before the incident began.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 4 Apr. 2026
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Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 2 June 2026
Billy Gallegos, a prisoner of war during the Iranian hostage crisis, the day carries deep personal significance.
—Karen Morfitt, CBS News, 25 May 2026
Ebtekar, after her role in the hostage crisis, went on to become a reformist politician in Iran who pushed for environmental protections and women’s rights.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026
How the hostage crisis began Al Bodnar, a Good Guys salesman saw the hostage takers outside the store shortly before the incident began.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 4 Apr. 2026
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