Dozens of American hostages held at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran for more than a year were freed just as Ronald Reagan was inaugurated.

Negotiators are on the cusp of a viable deal to free the remaining hostages being held in Gaza. NBC News’ Andrea Mitchell details the parallels between the 1979 Iran hostage crisis and the Hamas release timeline.

Outgoing US officials acknowledge that cooperation from Trump's team provided boost, argue that Israel's 'defanging' of Hezbollah isolated Hamas enough for it to accept ceasefire The post Biden: US-backed pressure on Iranian axis helped secure hostage deal,