When Was the Iran Hostage Situation?
On November 4, 1979, 52 United States Diplomats and Citizens Were Held Hostage After a Group of Militarized Iranian College Students Belonging to the Muslim...
On November 4, 1979, 52 United States diplomats and citizens were held hostage after a group of militarized 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 and seized hostages.
What started the Iran hostage crisis?
On November 4, 1979, the crisis began when militant Iranian students, outraged that the U.S. government had allowed the ousted shah of Iran to travel to New York City for medical treatment, seized the U.S. embassy in Teheran.
When did Iran hostages start?
The 52 American hostages, seized from the US Embassy in Tehran in November 1979, were finally released on 20 January 1981.
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