Iran’s hostage industrial complex
Iran is entering its fifth decade of taking hostages. One who made it out tells his story.
Today’s show was produced by Victoria Chamberlin, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Paul Mounsey, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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