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Jun 1, 2010 · On November 4, 1979, a group of Iranian students stormed the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, taking more than 60 American hostages. The immediate cause of this action was President Jimmy Carter ’s...
U.S. President Jimmy Carter called the hostage-taking an act of "blackmail" and the hostages "victims of terrorism and anarchy". In Iran, it was widely seen as an act against the U.S. and its influence in Iran, including its perceived attempts to undermine the Iranian Revolution and its long-standing support of the Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza ...
- November 4, 1979 – January 20, 1981, (444 days)
- Tehran, Iran
Carter approved a hostage rescue mission by an elite paramilitary unit, the American commandos led by Colonel Charles Beckwith.6 It was a dismal failure. Several military helicopters broke down in the desert, and eight commandos died when two aircraft collided during the hasty retreat.
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Mar 18, 2023 · It was 1980 and Jimmy Carter was in the White House, bedeviled by a hostage crisis in Iran that had paralyzed his presidency and hampered his effort to win a second term. Mr. Carter’s...
President Carter continued to attempt to secure the hostages' release before his presidency's end. On 20 January 1981, minutes after Carter's term ended, the 52 US captives held in Iran were released, ending the 444-day Iran hostage crisis.
- 8 US servicemen killed & 4 injured, 1 Iranian civilian killed
- Mission failed, 1 helicopter and 1 transport aircraft destroyed, 5 helicopters abandoned/captured
- 24–25 April 1980
- Embassy of the United States, Tehran
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Mar 29, 2024 · (Read Britannica’s interview with Jimmy Carter.) The crisis. What was the Iran hostage crisis? After the takeover of the U.S. embassy in Tehrān in November 1979 by Iranian students aligned with Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, more than 50 Americans were held hostage for 444 days. (more) See all videos for this article.
