Iranian Students Storm Embassy: Hostage Crisis Begins
Iranian students storm the US embassy in Tehran and seize 90 hostages, including 53 Americans. This brazen act shatters diplomatic relations between the two nations for 444 days, triggering a failed military rescue that reshapes American foreign policy and fuels decades of mutual distrust.
November 4, 1979
47 years ago
Key Figures & Places
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Tehran
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Tehran
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Tabriz
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Anexo:Terremotos entre el siglo X y el XIX
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Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
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New York City
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أبو الحسن الموسوي الأصفهاني
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