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Siege of US Embassy
History of Iran
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| | 1979 | Khomeini, Ruhollah |  |
| 25th April Tehran A military attempt by Jimmy Carter to recapture the hostages fails |
| 4th Nov Tehran Iranian students sieze the US Embassy & hold 52 US hostages for 444 days |
| 4th Nov Tehran Starts the Islamic Cultural Revolution which prompts the storming of the US Embassy |
| 4th Nov Tehran Students demand the return of the Shah for trial |
| 1979 | Pahlavi | |
| 4th Nov Tehran Arrives in New York, "Students of Imam's Line" besiege the US Embassy |
| 4th Nov Tehran Students demand the return of the Shah for trial |
| 1980 | Khomeini, Ruhollah | |
| Tehran The US hostages are released after the payment of substantial US owned Iranian assets |
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