British diplomats who worked in Iran during the 1980…

American diplomats worked closely with the League of Nations. The United States used its considerable influence to settle some of the outstanding issues left…

— Margaret MacMillan

British diplomats, constantly exposed to American political-ethical rhetoric, find their professional skills tested to the limits by the need to keep a straight face.…

— Conor Cruise O'Brien

Among the handful of British diplomats and military men aware of their government's secret policy in the Middle East-that the Arabs were being encouraged…

— Scott Anderson

My family moved - first to Washington, D.C., and then, in the spring of 1975, to Lebanon, where my father worked as a diplomat…

— Greg Kinnear

After the revolution of 1979, Iran embarked on a policy of sectarianism. Iran began a policy of expanding its revolution, of interfering with the…

— Adel al-Jubeir

“When, in May, tensions reached a high point, London warned Berlin that if it attacked Czechoslovakia and the French were embroiled as well, "His…

— Madeleine Albright

“British diplomats and Anglo-American types in Washington have a near-superstitious prohibition on uttering the words 'Special Relationship' to describe relations between Britain and America,…

— Christopher Hitchens

“The goal with hostages is to gradually lower expectations; in nonhostage crises, it's to lower emotions.”

— Dave Cullen

“Much of the public was convinced that the CIA was capable and willing to do so. Thus began the famous 444-day American hostage crisis.…

— Ervand Abrahamian

“Just five minutes, God, I chant like some hostage negotiator on the brink of a resolution. Five minutes alone. Please, please. Please.”

— Shannon Celebi

Then came the hostage crisis during which Carter did nothing to rattle the ayatollahs who hung tough until Ronald Reagan was inaugurated, when they…

— Alexander Haig

“Everybody is comparing the oil spill to Hurricane Katrina, but the real parallel could be the Iranian hostage crisis. In the late 1970s, the…

— David Brooks

When our sailors in the Persian Gulf accidentally strayed into Iranian waters, that could have sparked a major international incident. Some folks here in…

— Barack Obama

In Tehran, the 444 days of the Iran Hostage Crisis was the first world event in which you could literally have live events beamed…

— Chris Terrio

Since leaving office in 1977, Dr. Kissinger has continued to play a highly influential role in U.S. politics, in the U.S. media, and in…

— Murray Rothbard