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How the 1979 Iran hostage crisis still defines U.S.-Iran relations today

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Here & Now Newsroom

April 14, 2026

In this Nov. 27, 1979 file photo, demonstrators, including oil tank drivers with their vehicles, protest in front of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, Iran. (Mohammad Sayad/AP)

Historian and Princeton University professor Julian Zelizer says the 1979 Iran hostage crisis reverberates in how the U.S. deals with the country today.

Host Robin Young speaks to Zelizer about his article in Foreign Policy, "How Iran helped bring Ronald Reagan to power."

This segment aired on April 14, 2026.

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