The reason there wasn't an October surprise was that Reagan's cronies conspired to prevent it: https://theintercept.com/2021/10/11/bani-sadr-reagan-iran-hostag

The reason there wasn't an October surprise was that Reagan's cronies conspired to prevent it: https://theintercept.com/2021/10/11/bani-sadr-reagan-iran-hostages-october-surprise/ https://theintercept.com/2021/10/11/bani-sadr-reagan-iran-ho...