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Today — 4 April 2026Main stream

Missing Airman Raises Concerns That Iran Could Gain Leverage Over the U.S.

4 April 2026 at 18:51
Since 1979, Iran has repeatedly used Americans and Europeans detained on its territory to win concessions over more powerful adversaries.

© Arash Khamooshi for The New York Times

Women walking by a mural of the Statue of Liberty on the outer wall of the former U.S. embassy in Tehran. In 1979, a group of militant students took over the embassy and kept 52 Americans captive for 444 days.
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