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Why didIranian militants storm the U.S. Embassy and seize American hostages?
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∙ 9y ago
In 1953 the US and the UK overthrew the Prime Minister of Iran, who was legally and lawfully elected by the Iranian people, and backed the Shah as the totalitarian monarch. He was extremely unpopular and only managed to retain his power with help from the US until the Iranian Revolution in 1979. The revolutionaries blamed the US for the 1953 coup and never forgave them for it, resulting in the hostage crisis of 1979. The CIA director behind the 1953 coup, Allen Dulles, was also responsible for the Guatemalan coup of 1954 and the Bay of Pigs Invasion and was forced to resign in 1961.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 10y agoIn 1979, the US offered asylum to the overthrown Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Phlavi. Iran thought the US should return the Shah so they could put him on trial for his crimes against the Iranian people. The US Embassy was taken over by a group of Muslim students who supported the Iranian Revolution and the new leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
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∙ 12y agoThe iranians wanted the Shah sent back to Iran to be tried
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∙ 14y agoThe US had caused a lot of trouble in Iran and stole a lot of oil. The US embassy was a nest of spies.
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In late 1979 the American embassy in this country was taken over by what students and militants?
In late 1979, the American embassy in Iran was taken over by Iranian students and militants during the Iranian Revolution. The takeover lasted for 444 days and resulted in the holding of 52 American diplomats and citizens as hostages. This event strained relations between the United States and Iran for many years.
In 1979 which country took hostages from the American embassy?
IranIran
What was the site of the US embassy in Iran where militants seized 52 Americans on November 4 1979 and held the hostages for 444 days before releasing them?
Tehran, Iran.
What are argos in the movie Argo?
The plot of the movie is this: Staff of a US Embassy are taken hostage, and a CIA specialtist has the idea to provide a cover story to get the hostages out. They plan to tell the militants (AKA, the hostages' keepers) that the hostages are not actually staff of the US Embassy, but Canadian Filmakers, scouting for exotic locations to film their science-fantasy flick "Argo." Argo is actually a Greek Myth too.
In what country did militants seize the U.S. Embassy in 1979?
It was in Iran.----(not in sponge bob.)
Why did President Carter permit deposed Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi to come to the US in 1979 and why did this trigger Iranian militants to take American hostages from the American embassy?
President Carter permited the deposed Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi to come to the US so he could receive medical treatment for cancer. Iranian militants felt this action was the West interfering with their country's business and argued that the Shah should be returned to Iran to stand trial for his crimes against the country.
Are caribou hunters being held hostage near Schefferville?
YES! The Indians are holding hostages with threats that they will burn the town if the caribou hunters don't close up shop. A pregnant friend and her small child snuck out when she was refused to be let leave. Apparently the SQ and Canadian embassy are doing nothing to help, American embassy is being contacted for the American hostages.
Which territory was the last to be acquired by the us?
The Soverign American Embassy Territory of the US in Tehran, Iran was siezed, and occupied by Iran and Iranian militants on 4 Novemer 1969.
Country that seized American hostages?
In November 4, 1979, Iranian students seized the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, Iran and detained 66 American diplomats. The hostage crisis lasted for 444 days.
Why did protesters seize the U.S. Embassy and hostages in Tehran?
well they got money and food
Islamic revolutionaries held more than 60 American hostages for over a year in?
November 1979 the US embassy in Tehran was taken over. tThe hostages were held 444 days. They are set free 10 minutes after Reagan was sworn in as POTUS.
What president was in office during Iran hostages 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.
