At the time, many blamed Carter for not bringing the US hostages in Iran home. But one Marine says he saved his life.

Jimmy Carter's critics turned his name into a synonym for weakness over the Iranian hostage crisis.Robert Strong, a professor at Washington and Lee University who wrote a book on Carter's foreign policy,

Iran played a central role in Jimmy Carter's presidency, but in Tehran, where state television branded him the "architect of economic sanctions", many have far from fond memories of the late US president.