Iran hostage crisis (1979)

追加: 2026-05-19

[00:00:00]The best [music] ally isn't always the best mediator. Hold up. If the United States and [music] Pakistan are close allies, then why did not America ask Pakistan to help resolve the Iran hostage crisis in 1979? Simple answer, trust, or more precisely, lack of it.

[00:00:17]Iran's new leadership under Ayatollah Khomeini saw the US as the enemy, and Pakistan, too close to Washington. From Iran's perspective, Pakistan wasn't [music] neutral. It looked like America's wingman. Instead, the US went with Algeria, a country both sides could tolerate. No spotlight, no bias vibes, just quiet backchannel [music] diplomacy.