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Trump, Carter, and Iran
A report by the Wall Street Journal, cited by Al-Mصري اليوم, says President Donald Trump yelled at his advisers for hours after the downing of the American aircraft over Iran, demanding that the crew be rescued immediately.
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The same report says Trump recalled the Iran hostage crisis during Jimmy Carter's presidency and warned his advisers: 'Look what happened; it cost them the elections, what a mess!'
Al-Mصري اليوم also says Trump repeatedly blamed 'the Europeans for not offering assistance' while the crew's fate was unknown.
The BBC, meanwhile, describes how Rocky Sikmen, a 22-year-old United States Navy sailor, was seized at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran on November 4, 1979, and later credits Carter with keeping him alive during the 444 days of captivity.
Advice, impatience, and rescue
Al-Mصري اليوم reports that a senior official in the American administration told the Wall Street Journal that Trump's advisers kept him out of the room, fearing his impatience would undermine the operation.
The report adds that the advisers 'did not brief him on the latest developments until the crucial moments' even as they received regular updates.
In a separate BBC account, Sikmen says Carter deserves lasting praise and recalls that Carter personally visited the hostages the day after their arrival in Wiesbaden, Germany.
Sikmen also describes the political aftermath, saying that only a few minutes after Reagan's swearing-in, the hostages were released, although negotiations for their release had begun during Carter's presidency.
What the hostage legacy means
Al-Jazeera Net frames the hostage crisis as a recurring reference point in U.S.-Iran tensions, saying the specter of the crisis that politically toppled Carter in 1980 returns whenever Washington and Tehran escalate.
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It says Iranian students stormed the U.S. Embassy in Tehran after the 1979 Islamic Revolution, holding 52 American diplomats and staff for 444 days.
The same Al-Jazeera Net piece says Trump invokes Carter as a negative yardstick, stressing that the United States will not display the same weakness that appeared during the hostage crisis.
BBC adds a personal dimension to that legacy, quoting Sikmen: 'But President Carter also kept us alive. He drew the world's attention to us, and ensured that people prayed for us as well.'
