We don't call the military (or other) personnel of another power "hostages" when we take them prisoner. Has anyone besides me ever noticed that?

When the USA or Britain or Israel take someone from any other country prisoner, our media does not refer to those people as "hostages".

It's a fine example of how our media works to focus and influence hearts and minds, isn't it? ;-)

You need your program to keep you informed at all times who the good guys and bad guys are, so you know when to boo and when to cheer and when to call for blood. Just like in pro wrestling.

What the Iranians do is like what we do. They don't call people they arrest "hostages". We don't call people we arrest "hostages". It's the same self-serving rhetoric on all sides, as far as I can see. Everyone thinks it's the other guy who is in the wrong.