Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20161211:01:40:00
Hostage-takers. we don't make deals. we don't pay ransom. reagan hammered on his staff to find a way to get those hostages out. >> today the story from middle east sources is that iran has helped the united states free a hostage from lebanon. >> in a bizarre tale worthy of a thriller, iran's news agency reports robert mcfarlane, president reagan's former national security adviser, recently made a secret visit to tehran. iran says mcfarlane came seeking help in freeing hostages led by pro-iranian groups in lebanon. >> i didn't believe the administration could be that's clumsy. it seemed so unli...