He lambasted Jimmy Carter during the 1980 hostage crisis; now Trump’s presidency could be similarly blemished It began with the fate of hostages. Donald Trump’s first recorded foray into politics was sparked by the 1979 takeover of the US embassy in Tehran, which saw 52 American diplomats held i...
Source: [Guardian World](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/19/trump-iran-deal-legacy)