Either that, or Reagan made a deal with Khomeni to delay the release of the hostages.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_Surprise_conspiracy_th...

It’s an interesting theory but that article points out that the Senate did an investigation as well as many many news outlets in search of supporting evidence and none was ever found.

That’s not to say it didn’t happen, but it hasn’t been proven by any means.

The Iranians were likely eager to have the crisis end as well...they gained nothing while becoming a global pariah. They probably also understood that if they were to end the crisis by killing the hostages, Reagan would have authorized the use of nuclear weapons on Tehran.

> Reagan would have authorized the use of nuclear weapons on Tehran.

Before you say things like this maybe you should ask yourself something like "Is this my personal opinion I invented on the spot without any evidence."