Iran Hostage Crisis



Iran Hostage Crisis

Discuss in detail the event, 'Iran Hostage Crisis', the people involved, and its background and impact on America

Introduction

On November 7, 1979 a group of radical Islamist students, inspired by their leader Ayatollah Khomeini, raided the U.S. embassy in Tehran. They took 52 Americans hostage and held them captive for 444 days.

The hostage crisis in Tehran was not resolved until after Reagan's accession to power in 1981, and it was a decisive event in post-war history and U.S. history. The story is also highly relevant to the world situation today, when Iran is singled out as ...