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Iran
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.
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 Shia Iranian revolutionaries took American diplomats and servicemen hostage. They were taken from the American Embassy in Tehran.
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.
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Iran held 52 US diplomats hostage for 444 days from November 4, 1979 to January 20, 1981[1]
During Jimmy Carter's presidency, 52 American hostages were taken from the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, Iran, on November 4, 1979. The crisis lasted for 444 days and was a significant event that affected U.S.-Iran relations and contributed to Carter's struggles during his presidency. The hostages were finally released on January 20, 1981, the day Ronald Reagan was inaugurated. This event highlighted the vulnerabilities of U.S. foreign policy and had lasting implications for American diplomacy in the Middle East.
Tehran, Iran.
It was in Iran.----(not in sponge bob.)