In 1979, the shah of Iran was admitted to the United States for medical reasons. The Iranians reacted by holding all diplomatic personnel hostage in the embassy in Iran. The secretary of state was Henry

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In 1979, the shah of Iran was admitted to the United States for medical reasons. The Iranians reacted by holding all diplomatic personnel hostage in the embassy in Iran. The secretary of state was Henry Kissinger, and the president was Jimmy Carter. The United States took the position that the Iranians should not be upset with the shah’s being allowed into the United States for the humanitarian reason of medical need. The shah had been a friend to the United States and the United States to the shah; therefore, the U.S. government felt a certain obligation to the shah. The revolution in Iran was based on Islamic religious assumptions. Give two position statements, one using the mindset of the United States and the second using the mindset of Iran to show how and why each viewed its position as correct. Is objectivity difficult to maintain when writing the Iran position statement?