American History

mahatmakanejeeves

(60,914 posts) Mon Nov 4, 2024, 06:33 AM Nov 4

On this day, November 4, 1979, the American embassy in Tehran, Iran, was taken over.

What a debacle that was.

Iranian students crowd the U.S. Embassy in Tehran (November 4 1979)

Date: November 4, 1979 – January 20, 1981; (444 days or 1 year, 2 months, 2 weeks and 2 days)
Location: Tehran, Iran
Result: Hostages released by Algiers Accords

The Iran hostage crisis was a diplomatic standoff between the United States and Iran. Fifty-two American diplomats and citizens were held hostage for 444 days from November 4, 1979, to January 20, 1981, after a group of Iranian college students belonging to the Muslim Student Followers of the Imam's Line, who supported the Iranian Revolution, took over the U.S. Embassy in Tehran.

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On this day, November 4, 1979, the American embassy in Tehran, Iran, was taken over. (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Nov 4 OP

IMO, this was predictable. no_hypocrisy Nov 4 #1

no_hypocrisy

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1. IMO, this was predictable.

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Mon Nov 4, 2024, 06:55 AM

Nov 4

"The Revolution" used the excuse of the Shah being treated in the U.S. In reality, it was a response to the Shah repressing and persecuting Islamic groups in Iran and a demand by these groups to govern the country.

But after Khomeini was seen in a cult of personality, it was inevitable that the masses would see him as a savior. (Sound familiar?)

Khomeini's lectures were disseminated by way of tapes under the radar of the Shah, the Iranian government, and sadly, our government.

Timeline:
January, 1979: The Shah left Iran for medical treatment, never to return.
February, 1979: Khomeini returned to Iran.
November, 1979: Storming of the American Embassy.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruhollah_Khomeini

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