[reg45]

As I recall the hostages were returned immediately after Reagan won the election, as the Iranians apparently believed he’d take office immediately.

Your memory is faulty. The hostages were released literally minutes before Renaldus Magnus took office on January 20, 1981.

[The Antiyuppie]

“Your memory is faulty. The hostages were released literally minutes before Renaldus Magnus took office on January 20, 1981.”

There was, and is, a rumor that Regan had made it clear through unofficial channels that this problem would come to an immediate and severe end shortly after he took office.

BTW, “TAAAAHD” on NBC, who obviously is well-connected to Dem mucky-mucks, pointed out that the images of the British Embassy were definitely not helping Carter...uhh...Obama.