Key Players Recall Iranian Hostage Crisis

An American hostage is paraded before cameras by his Iranian captors in 1979. Getty Images hide caption
An American hostage is paraded before cameras by his Iranian captors in 1979.
Getty ImagesThe Iran-Hostage crisis, in which 52 Americans were held captive at the American embassy in Tehran for more than a year, ended 25 years ago today.
Two key figures look back with Renee Montagne: Warren Christopher, then deputy U.S. secretary of state, and Mohsen Sazegara, managing director of Iran's State Radio.
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