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Roger Carstens - US Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs (2020-25)

Stephen Sackur speaks to Roger Carstens, until recently the US special presidential envoy for hostage affairs. Did the deals he struck from Russia to Iran risk making the problem worse?

Stephen Sackur speaks to Roger Carstens, until recently the US special presidential envoy for hostage affairs. Under President Trump and then President Biden, he worked 24/7 to engineer the release of Americans held captive abroad. But did the deals he struck from Russia to Iran risk making the problem worse?

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Mon 10 Mar 202522:30
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