John Limbert
Former US diplomat
John Limbert served 35 years in the U.S. Foreign Service, mostly in the Middle East and Islamic Africa. He is a survivor of the 1979-1981 Iran Hostage Crisis.

Former US diplomat
John Limbert served 35 years in the U.S. Foreign Service, mostly in the Middle East and Islamic Africa. He is a survivor of the 1979-1981 Iran Hostage Crisis.

The Islamic Republic was bad news in 1979 and it is bad news in 2026, sending security forces to beat and murder peaceful protesters. Deporting Iranians to a country gripped by violent repression is hardly the ‘help’ the United States promised.
