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Is Iran using the same playbook against the US they used in the 1979 hostage crisis?

Overnight with Michael McLaren by Nine Radio

Jun 9, 20267:30News & Politics

In 1979 Iran dragged out the Iranian hostage crisis against the United States to humiliate them. These tactic may be the same one they are using now. Amin Saikal the Emeritus Professor of Middle Eastern Studies at the Au...

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Is Iran using the same playbook against the US they used in the 1979 hostage crisis? is an episode from Overnight with Michael McLaren by Nine Radio. In 1979 Iran dragged out the Iranian hostage crisis against the United States to humiliate...

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Published Jun 9, 2026, 7:30 long, audio available.

Is Iran using the same playbook against the US they used in the 1979 hostage crisis?

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