Claim: Ronald Reagan's philosophy of "peace through strength" is why "the Iranians released the hostages on the same day and at the same hour that Reagan was sworn in."
Fact-check: Mitt Romney says the Iranians released hostages in 1981 because they feared Ronald Reagan's approach to foreign policy
Verdict: pants-fire
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: Louis Jacobson
Date published: 2012-03-07T00:00:00