What caused the Iran Hostage Crisis?

Answer 1

carter's decision to let the former shah come to the United States - apex

Answer 2

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.

Answer 3

carter's decision to let the former shah come to the United States

Answer 4

In November of 1979 a mob in Tehran, Iran stormed the United States Embassy and took the entire staff hostage. This was done with the encouragement of the Iranian government which did nothing to protect the embassy as they were bound to do. Eventually the Iranian government took charge of the hostages from the mob but did not release them. Over time some were released, such as the women, but the rest were not. President Carter was unwilling to use military force, despite the fact that siezing an embassy like that is, in fact, an act of war, and was reduced to fruitless diplomatic efforts. When Ronald Reagan was elected in 1980 (actually on the anniversary of the hostage siezure)the dynamic suddenly changed because it was clear he would use military force and the Iranians began serious negotiations. They dragged it out as long as they could in order to humiliate Carter but finally released the hostages on the day Reagan took office, just after he was sworn in, 444 days after the storming of the embassy. Michael Montagne My recollection of the events is that Carter had worked out a deal, bush Reagan sent his VP runningmate to meet with the Iranians and promised them a deal if they would hold the hostages until Reagan took office. This was called the "October Surprise", a term that still exists. Congress investigated and found some suspicious actions, but not enough evidence to warrent prosecution. The hostages were released 7 minutes after Reagan took office and Reagan responded with selling weapons to Iran.

Answer 5

the ruler of Iran told his people that America was satin and evil. when he got cancer he requested to be treated by American doctors. this made the people of Iran mad and they revolted against there ruler taking 66 US citizens

Answer 6

The US had long been a supporter of the very corrupt regime of Shah Pahlavi, and indeed, it was a CIAbacked coup which put the Shah in power, during the Eisenhower administration. When the Shah was finally overthrown by the Ayatollah Khomeini, he fled to the US which then refused to extradite him to Iran, on the grounds that he was too sick (he actually was very sick, and didn't live for long after fleeing Iran). That was the offense which motivated the Iranian students to seize the US embassy and to hold its personnel hostage.

Carter's decision to let the Shah come to the US

Answer 7

the cause of the Iran hostage crisi of 1979 was the fact thatthe people of Iran did not like the fact that the shah, Muhammad Reza Pahlevi gave America special oil discounts.

Answer 8

a bunch of dirty arabs got shot in the face