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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
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
The more he’s drawn into the inmates’ escalating hostage crisis.
—Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Over the weekend, a large protest erupted in Tel Aviv over the hostage crisis.
—Jordana Miller, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2025
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Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 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
The more he’s drawn into the inmates’ escalating hostage crisis.
—Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Over the weekend, a large protest erupted in Tel Aviv over the hostage crisis.
—Jordana Miller, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2025
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“Hostage crisis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hostage%20crisis. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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