Steve Witkoff: “There were 251 hostages. 168 came out alive. 83 bodies were…”

“Okay, so with regard to the hostages, we're here today again, I say it, I know it sounds redundant, but we're here today because of President Trump. Without him, none of this was possible. There were 251 hostages. 168 came out alive. 83 bodies were returned to their families. so that they could grieve and remember their loved ones, like, in a normal way, in a way that brought their families together. So that was just as important.” (03:03–03:13)

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