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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.
The iranians wanted the Shah sent back to Iran to be tried
The hostages were released the day Reagan was Inaugurated. The effort to free the hostages came about due to the US signing the Algiers Accord which guaranteed the US would not interfere with Iranian internal affairs, they removed the freeze on Iranian oil trade sanctions and money assets, both countries would end litigation, Iranian debts to the US would be paid and the property of the former Shah would be addressed as requested.
High gas prices and oil shortages.
The Iranian Hostage Crisis was caused by Jimmy Carter, who helped the Iranian Shah escape and receive medical treatment. The Iranian revolutionists didn't support this and took the US people hostages because they wanted the US government to extradite the Shah and have him stand trial for crimes he committed.
The Iranian Hostage Crisis was caused by Jimmy Carter, who helped the Iranian Shah escape and receive medical treatment. The Iranian revolutionists didn't support this and took the US people hostages because they wanted the US government to extradite the Shah and have him stand trial for crimes he committed.
the holding of fifty-three Americans as hostages by the Iranian government.
High gas and oil prices
The Iranian Hostage Crisis was caused by Jimmy Carter, who helped the Iranian Shah escape and receive medical treatment. The Iranian revolutionists didn't support this and took the US people hostages because they wanted the US government to extradite the Shah and have him stand trial for crimes he committed.
Iranian radicals holding U.S. hostages
Iranian radicals holding U.S. hostages
Negotiations related to release started during Carter's administration and involved giving the Iranian government $11-12 billion in Iranian assets that Carter had frozen 10 days after the seizure of the U.S. embassy. The Iranians feared having to start over when Reagan took office and were thus willing to release the hostages. They, therefore, released the hostages just as Reagan took power.