Then-US president Jimmy Carter, who believed Khomeini was a moderate, learned the hard way that the sweet smile of a Southern Baptist preacher would not melt the heart of a Shi’ite leader whose sect feels its place in Islam and the world has been stolen. Fifty-two US diplomats were ignominiously taken hostage for 444 days.
Then-US president Jimmy Carter, who believed Khomeini was a moderate, learned the hard way that the sweet smile of a Southern Baptist preacher would not melt the heart of a Shi’ite leader whose sect feels its place in Islam and the world has been stolen. Fifty-two US diplomats were ignominiously taken hostage for 444 days.
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