They were founded, unfortunately, on an assault on the brave men and women of our foreign and civil service that were located there in Tehran. And the message is going to be very clear. The United States will not tolerate hostage diplomacy. they're not going to tolerate. We're not going to. And we're going to continue to hold that regime accountable and all other regimes that engage in this accountable for these practices. (07:54–07:57)
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Asserts that the U.S. will not tolerate hostage diplomacy.
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