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In 1979, in anger at the United States' refusal to render the deposed Shah back into Iranian custody, Iranians loyal to the Khomeini regime stormed the US embassy and took all of the embassy personnel hostage.

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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.


If you want to work in Iran and live in Iran?

Go to your nearest Iranian embassy and apply for an entry visa. Also note: there is no Iranian embassy in the US, which does not have diplomatic relations with Iran. But then, I don't actually know what country you live in.


Why didn't those Iranian students that belonged to the Muslim Student Followers of the Imam's Line take over the Soviet Embassy instead of the U.S. Embassy during the Iranian Revolution?

The Soviet Union had nothing to do with the particular issues that Iran was dealing with. The Iranians overran the US Embassy because the US refused to repatriate the Shah to Iran for a trial (likely a kangaroo court and execution). The Soviet Union was not complicit with that policy, and actually had funded much of the non-religious opposition to the Shah (which was Communists liked the Tudeh Party). As a result, there was no reason to anger the Soviets.


Why did Iranian radicals take American hostages at the US Embassy in 1979?

Radical followers of the Ayatollah Khomeini overran the U.S. Embassy and took Americans hostage to protest the admission of the Shah of Iran into the United States for medical treatment, or because the US was spying on Iran from inside the embassy.


What is the history of conflict between Iran and the US?

Since 1979, the Iranian embassy in America was closed. In that year a group of Iranianstudents attacked and some of America's embassy to embassy personnel were held hostage. They believed that America Embassy personnel in Iran as spy.

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Why didn't those Iranian students take over the British and Canadian Embassies along with U.S. Embassy during the Iranian Revolution in Tehran?

The Iranians overran the US Embassy because the US refused to repatriate the Shah to Iran for a trial (likely a kangaroo court and execution). Canada and Britain were not complicit with that policy, so their embassies were not overtaken.


Does government of Iran recognize US divorces of Iranian citizens?

If you have registered your marriage in the US @ the Iranian Interest Section @ the Pakistani embassy and obtained Iranian certificate of marriage, you should take your divorce papers and notify them of your divorce


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.


What event is considered an example of president jimmy carter's jimmy carter's failure in foreign policy?

The takeover of the US embassy by radical students


Why didn't those Iranian students that belonged to the Muslim Student Followers of the Imam's Line take over the Soviet Embassy instead of the U.S. Embassy during the Iranian Revolution?

The Soviet Union had nothing to do with the particular issues that Iran was dealing with. The Iranians overran the US Embassy because the US refused to repatriate the Shah to Iran for a trial (likely a kangaroo court and execution). The Soviet Union was not complicit with that policy, and actually had funded much of the non-religious opposition to the Shah (which was Communists liked the Tudeh Party). As a result, there was no reason to anger the Soviets.


If you want to work in Iran and live in Iran?

Go to your nearest Iranian embassy and apply for an entry visa. Also note: there is no Iranian embassy in the US, which does not have diplomatic relations with Iran. But then, I don't actually know what country you live in.


Why did Iranian radicals take American hostages at the US Embassy in 1979?

Radical followers of the Ayatollah Khomeini overran the U.S. Embassy and took Americans hostage to protest the admission of the Shah of Iran into the United States for medical treatment, or because the US was spying on Iran from inside the embassy.


What is the history of conflict between Iran and the US?

Since 1979, the Iranian embassy in America was closed. In that year a group of Iranianstudents attacked and some of America's embassy to embassy personnel were held hostage. They believed that America Embassy personnel in Iran as spy.


Who led Iranian rebels in capturing the us embassy in Tehran?

The Iranian rebels who captured the U.S. embassy in Tehran in November 1979 were primarily led by a group of students associated with the Muslim Student Followers of the Imam's Line. Key figures included individuals like Mohsen Makhmalbaf and other student leaders who were inspired by the Iranian Revolution and sought to protest against U.S. support for the ousted Shah. The takeover lasted 444 days and became a significant event in U.S.-Iran relations.


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.


What year was the US Embassy in Iran overrun?

Iranian Embassy siege happened on 1980-05-05.


Why didIranian militants storm the U.S. Embassy and seize American hostages?

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.