> in 1980, the Iran Hostage Crisis came to an end just before that year's election, and Khomenei's language led many people to believe that Reagan had spoken with the Iyatollah to delay the release of hostages until the election, which was later proven to have been impossible to have happened by a Congressional hearing and other investigations.
So the first October Surprise was, in fact, a surprise.
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