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Fisher was involved in the Camp David Accords, served as an adviser to both sides during the Iran hostage crisis, and helped to arrange the 1985 Gorbachev-Reagan summit.
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Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2025
Back to the start: in the wake of Dalton’s interview on national TV, the hostage crisis has obviously taken all of the headlines, and everyone now knows that Toussaint has also been blackmailed.
—Jack King, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2025
Although his tenure as national security adviser was not without failure—most notably the Iran hostage crisis—Brzezinski’s deep understanding of historical forces gave him a unique appreciation of the United States’ advantages and how to leverage them for strategic gain.
—Niall Ferguson, Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025
Commander-in-Chief of the Iranian Army Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi speaks during a rally outside the former US embassy in the capital Tehran on November 4, 2019, to mark the 40th anniversary of the Iran hostage crisis.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
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Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2025
Back to the start: in the wake of Dalton’s interview on national TV, the hostage crisis has obviously taken all of the headlines, and everyone now knows that Toussaint has also been blackmailed.
—Jack King, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2025
Although his tenure as national security adviser was not without failure—most notably the Iran hostage crisis—Brzezinski’s deep understanding of historical forces gave him a unique appreciation of the United States’ advantages and how to leverage them for strategic gain.
—Niall Ferguson, Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025
Commander-in-Chief of the Iranian Army Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi speaks during a rally outside the former US embassy in the capital Tehran on November 4, 2019, to mark the 40th anniversary of the Iran hostage crisis.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
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“Hostage crisis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hostage%20crisis. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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