News Source: Fox News
| 19 days ago
On November 4, 1979, radical Islamist students stormed the U.S. embassy in Tehran. Initially, it was to be a brief protest against America’s decision to allow the exiled Shah of Iran to enter the United States for medical treatment. Instead, the...
News Source: The Economist
| 19 days ago
Americans being taken hostage in their embassy in Tehran by Iranian students. This week’s anniversary provided more gripping scenes, as Iranians used the official celebration of that event to take to the streets once again, this time to protest...
News Source: United Press International
| 20 days ago
On Nov. 4, 1979, Iranian students stormed and took control of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, holding 53 American hostages for 444 days. Iran, Nov. 5, 1979 (UPI) -- Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini today denounced the U.S. Embassy where Muslim students hold...
News Source: United Press International
| 20 days ago
On Nov. 4, 1979, Iranian students stormed and took control of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, holding 53 American hostages for 444 days. Nov. 9, 1979 (UPI) -- President Carter has no intention of asking the ailing shah to leave the United States as a...