Tag: Tehran

Hostage Crisis III and the Ghosts of Camelot

Oct 31, 2025

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Ben East

in Books, Diplomacy, Foreign Affairs, Government Studies, history, Middle East, Nonfiction, Peace Corps, Politics, Profiles in Service, Travel, War, Washington

Metrinko was cleaned up and brought to meet Tehran’s Friday prayer leader Ali Khamenei. In the room were a camera crew and the SFIL spokesperson, Niloufar Ebtekar
Profile: Victor Tomseth

Oct 7, 2025

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Ben East

in Books, Diplomacy, Foreign Affairs, Government Studies, Middle East, Peace Corps, Profiles in Service, Terrorism, Washington

Four of the 52 Americans held hostage in Tehran for 444 days had served as Peace Corps Volunteers: Victor Tomseth, John Limbert, Michael Metrinko, and Barry Rosen