During the 1979–1980 hostage crisis, a defiant Iran starkly demonstrated the limits of American power.
Forty-five years later, it is doing the same thing, although in vastly different circumstances.
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The U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Thomas Hudner (DDG-116) fires a Tomahawk land attack missile during Operation Epic Fury, March 21, 2026.
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Rich Lowry is the editor in chief of National Review.
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During the 1979–1980 hostage crisis, a defiant Iran starkly demonstrated the limits of American power.
Forty-five years later, it is doing the same thing, although in vastly different circumstances.
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Rich Lowry is the editor in chief of National Review.
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