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The name "Iran Hostage Crisis" implies that there were hostages held by the Iranian government and this holding of hostages fomented a crisis.
Ayatollah was the President in Iran during the hostage crisis. The hostages were taken in the US embassy in Tehran and were released 444 days later.
There were 72 hostages and 72 were returned from Iran.
Iran hostage crisis happened in 1981.
Appeal release the hostages on humanitarian grounds
The US Embassy hostages in Iran.
Militants of Iran kept American soliders hostage for exactly 444 days. This created the Iran ''Hostage'' Crisis. - Jake Barreto
Militants of Iran kept American soliders hostage for exactly 444 days. This created the Iran ''Hostage'' Crisis. - Jake Barreto
13 women and blacks were released in November of 1979 and Richard Queen was released in July of 1980 due to his health issues. The rest of the hostages (52) were released on January 20, 1981 after being held hostage for 444 days.
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Most simply, the hostages in the Iran Hostage Crisis were US citizens. As a result, the US intervened in order to protect their citizens. As for why Iranians overran the US Embassy and took its workers as hostages, this was in retaliation for the US failure to render the deposed Shah back to the Iranian Revolutionaries for "justice", which would have been a kangaroo court and execution.