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AskHistorians@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day ago

Given Iran held US Citizens hostage, how in the hell was Reagan able to make them do what he wanted? Like releasing them right after he became pres? Did the world fear Ronald that much?

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Given Iran held US Citizens hostage, how in the hell was Reagan able to make them do what he wanted? Like releasing them right after he became pres? Did the world fear Ronald that much?

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AskHistorians@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day ago

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This was just a big scandal, well, it should have been. It was all set up to help Reagan win. https://newrepublic.com/article/172324/its-settled-reagan-campaign-delayed-release-iranian-hostages

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