The Iran Hostage Crisis was resolved 20 minutes after Reagan was sworn in, how was that accomplished? Is there any truth to rumors of a deal behind Carter's back?

by glazor
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Not to discourage additional answers and discussion, but this old post by u/gent2012 may answer your question:

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1lvj5k/whats_the_status_of_the_1980_october_surprise/cc3fz67/