They had a hit in the 1990s, but their subsequent releases stiffed.

【stiff】世纪 90 年代时他们出过一张热门唱片，但后来的却不畅销。

But their subsequent release, and the public gratitude from the US pointed to changed times. Then the exchange of prisoners between the US and Iran occurred. One by one stumbling blocks were removed.

但后来这些船员获释，美国公众对此表示感激，这样情况就发生了变化。然后美国和伊朗交换囚犯，这样一个个的障碍就被解除了。