Ep #8: The Iran Hostage Crisis: Reagan’s Rise and America’s Betrayal

In 1979, 52 Americans were taken hostage in Iran, and the world watched in horror. But what if the real betrayal wasn’t in Tehran… but in Washington?

In this episode of Tea of the World, we expose the dark truth behind the Iran Hostage Crisis, the CIA’s coup in 1953, and the chilling theory that Ronald Reagan’s team cut a secret deal with Iran to delay the hostages’ release — all to win the 1980 election.

From Operation Ajax to the October Surprise to Iran-Contra, this is the story of how hostages became bargaining chips, elections were manipulated, and a presidency may have been bought with silence.

Buckle up. You’re about to sip on the tea they buried under red, white, and blue lies.