Former U.S. hostages in Iran say Trump’s bellicose threats revive their 1979 trauma

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Former U.S. hostages in Iran say Trump’s bellicose threats revive their 1979 trauma
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They were held captive after the U.S. Embassy in Tehran was stormed in 1979. For some, recent events have resulted in flashbacks.

— one of Iran’s highest-level military figures — it would come to deeply regret it.

Trump’s tweet also renewed anxieties for many Iranian Americans who had already been struggling to understand what the recent escalations in tensions mean for their loved ones back in Iran.Those sentiments were amplified after Trump’s tweet because for many in the diaspora, Iranian historical sites continue to represent a large part of their identity and remain a strong source of pride that helps unite Iranians from all religious, social and political classes.

“By raising the idea of targeting 52 cultural sites, it seems to me Trump wants to dig into the resentment that the American public has about the hostage crisis,” said Ali Akbar Mahdi, a sociology professor at Cal State Northridge. “The American public has not forgotten the trauma of that. It’s always a reservoir that could be used for whatever political gain could be made from Iran.

“Suleimani has already been replaced,” Daugherty said. “I’m not sure killing him will have any positive result.”

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