Iran, the U.S., and the Hostages: After 300 Days


 

Publication Date: August 1980

Publisher: Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)

Author(s): James A. Phillips

Research Area: International relations

Keywords: Middle East

Type: Report

Coverage: Iran

Abstract:

The purpose of this paper is to review the development of the hostage crisis by outlining the prevailing currents of Iranian domestic politics which have generated the disjointed Iranian approach to the problem, and by analyzing the shifting U.S. diplomatic strategy for securing the release of the hostages.