Iranian Hostage Crisis (1 oct. 1979 – 1 déc. 1980)
Description:
In response to the US admittance of the deposed Shah, Iranian students seized the US embassy in tehran, taking 66 Americans hostageCaptors demanded that the Shah be returned for trial, but US refused
Fourteen months
Iranians waited until Carter left office to deliver the hostages (Shah had died)
Ajouté au bande de temps:
Date:
1 oct. 1979
1 déc. 1980
~ 1 years and 2 months