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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.