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Which did President Carter do in his attempt to free American hostages taken by Iran?
buy more Iranian oil
convince US allies to boycott Iranian goods
seek help from the Shah
free millions of dollars of Iranian assets

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
He ordered the freezing of Iranian assets — in fact the Carter administration froze billions of dollars of Iranian funds held in U.S. banks. (Carter also tried diplomatic pressure and sanctions and mounted a failed rescue mission; he did not buy more Iranian oil or seek help from the Shah.)