Jimmy Carter Died at 100

Former US President, Jimmy Carter, died at the age of 100.

News ID: 85531

Date: 30 December 2024 - 08:54

TEHRAN (Defapress) - According to Reuters, former US President Jimmy Carter, the oldest living president in the US, died today at the age of 100.

Jimmy Carter's son, James Carter, announced that he died at his home in Georgia.

Carter's presidency coincided with the Islamic Revolution in Iran in 1979 and the capture of a US spy nest in Tehran. He ordered an operation to free American spies in Tehran, but the operation ultimately failed in a sandstorm in Tabas.

Carter ultimately lost the 1980 election to Ronald Reagan. The prolonged process of freeing American spies from Iran, which took 444 days, was one of the main reasons for his defeat and retirement from politics.