Editing Terry Waite (section)

=== Hostage negotiator ===
In 1980, Waite successfully negotiated the release of several hostages in [[Iran]]: [[Iraj Mottahedeh]] (Anglican priest in Esfahan), Dimitri Bellos (diocesan officer), Nosrat Sharifian (Anglican priest in Kerman), Fazeli (church member), Jean Waddell (who was secretary to the Iranian Anglican bishop [[Hassan Dehqani-Tafti]]), Canon John Coleman and Coleman's wife.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Waite|first=Terry|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AzJDCgAAQBAJ&dq=Iraj+Mottahedeh&pg=PT436|title=Taken on Trust|date=2016-09-08|publisher=John Murray Press|isbn=978-1-4736-2757-4|language=en}}</ref> On 10 November 1984, he negotiated with [[Muammar Gaddafi]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.readersdigest.co.uk/culture/celebrities/i-remember-terry-waite|title=I remember: Terry Waite - Reader's Digest|website=www.readersdigest.co.uk|language=en|access-date=2020-03-13}}</ref> for the release of the four remaining British hostages held in the [[Libyan Hostage Situation 1984|Libyan Hostage Situation]], Michael Berdinner, Alan Russell, Malcolm Anderson and [[Robin Plummer]] and was again successful.
[[File:Terry Waite Spec Envoy to Arbshp Canterbury.jpg|thumb|right|Terry Waite in 1985]]
From 1985, Waite became involved in hostage negotiation in [[Lebanon]] and assisted in negotiations which secured the release of [[Lawrence Jenco]] and David Jacobsen.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://apnews.com/20b8c8b815e57151938e911b1ee0fb4e|title=Lawrence Jenco, Roman Catholic Priest Held Hostage in Lebanon|website=AP NEWS|access-date=2020-03-13}}</ref> American officials secretly facilitated the sale of arms to the [[Ruhollah Khomeini|Khomeini]] government of Iran with a view to obtaining Iranian help in the release of hostages held in Lebanon. Waite's use of an American helicopter to travel secretly between Cyprus and Lebanon and his appearance with Lt Colonel [[Oliver North]], meant that he was compromised when the [[Irangate]] scandal broke in 1986. Against advice, Waite felt a need to demonstrate his continuing trust and integrity, and his commitment to the remaining hostages.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/runcie-considered-sacking-waite-before-hostage-trip-1558243.html|title=Runcie 'considered sacking Waite before hostage trip'|last=Cohen|first=Nick|author-link=Nick Cohen|date=19 October 1992|website=The Independent|language=en|access-date=13 March 2020}}</ref>