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

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Wed Nov 4, 2020: On this day, November 4, 1979, the American embassy in Tehran, Iran, was taken over.

What a debacle that was.

Iran hostage crisis



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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[no_hypocrisy]

1. The students waited until the Shah was out of the country for serious medical issues

in order to effect a "revolution". (The Shah controlled the military and the secret police, Savak.) Then they demanded his return. The U.S. refused.

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2. Worst birthday ever!

[underpants]

3. ABC's Nightline was created to cover this story

[yardwork]

4. Every.Singie.Day. It's why Carter lost and that fool Reagan was installed.

The media hammered Carter relentlessly about this. Compare and contrast how the media ignores all the actually criminal behavior of Trump (and before that, both Bushes.)

Liberal media my ass.

[underpants]

5. I'd never thought of that.

Yep. Pretty much.

[yardwork]

6. I watched it in real time.

I was in college. The draft had just been replaced, but people didn't trust it. Men still had to register when they turned 18, so when this happened, they immediately thought "yikes, there's going to be a war and I'll be drafted!!!" The media ran stories about the plight of the hostages 24/7. They also attacked Carter fir everything else - inflation was sky high so there was material to work with.