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His wife, Susan, is hurt that so many Americans can forget the assistance provided by Canadians in moments of difficulty like 9/11 and the Iran hostage crisis in 1980.
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Jeanne Bonner, CNN Money, 16 Mar. 2026
Director Ben Affleck also stars in the historical thriller (and a sort of salute to the movies) about the CIA using a fake sci-fi movie as a ruse to rescue diplomats during the Iran hostage crisis.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026
One such operation, named Project Honey Badger and developed decades ago in the wake of the US embassy hostage crisis, envisioned airlifting roughly 2,400 special operations troops on more than 100 aircraft into Iran.
—Jonathan Tirone, Fortune, 8 Mar. 2026
The hostage crisis set the tone for post-revolution relations.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 8 Mar. 2026
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Jeanne Bonner, CNN Money, 16 Mar. 2026
Director Ben Affleck also stars in the historical thriller (and a sort of salute to the movies) about the CIA using a fake sci-fi movie as a ruse to rescue diplomats during the Iran hostage crisis.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026
One such operation, named Project Honey Badger and developed decades ago in the wake of the US embassy hostage crisis, envisioned airlifting roughly 2,400 special operations troops on more than 100 aircraft into Iran.
—Jonathan Tirone, Fortune, 8 Mar. 2026
The hostage crisis set the tone for post-revolution relations.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 8 Mar. 2026
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“Hostage crisis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hostage%20crisis. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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