Draft:Outline of the Iran hostage crisis
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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Iran hostage crisis:
The Iran hostage crisis (Persian: تسخیر سفارت آمریکا) was a diplomatic standoff between Iran and the United States. Fifty-three American diplomats and citizens were held hostage in Iran after a group of armed Iranian college students belonging to the Muslim Student Followers of the Imam's Line, who supported the Iranian Revolution, including Hossein Dehghan (future Iranian Minister of Defense), Mohammad Ali Jafari (future Revolutionary Guards Commander-In-Chief) and Mohammad Bagheri (future Chief of the General Staff of the Iranian Army), took over the U.S. Embassy in Tehran and took them as hostages. The hostages were held for 444 days, from November 4, 1979 to their release on January 20, 1981. The crisis is considered a pivotal episode in the history of Iran–United States relations.
Below is a structured list of topics related to the Iran hostage crisis:
Background
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[edit]Timeline of the Iranian hostage crisis
Organizations involved in the Iran hostage crisis
[edit]- United States Diplomatic and Consular Staff in Tehran
- Muslim Student Followers of the Imam's Line
- People's Mujahedin of Iran
- Mojahedin of the Islamic Revolution Organization
Persons involved in the Iran hostage crisis
[edit]- Abolhassan Banisadr
- Hilarion Capucci
- Jimmy Carter
- Roy Furmark
- Sadegh Ghotbzadeh
- Cyrus Hashemi
- Jamshid Hashemi
- Ruhollah Khomeini
- Bruce Laingen
- John W. Limbert
- Tony Mendez
- Mohsen Mirdamadi
- Richard Morefield
- Mohammad Mousavi Khoeiniha
- Richard Queen
- Barry Rosen
- John Sheardown
- Zena Sheardown
- Kenneth D. Taylor
- Victor L. Tomseth
Popular culture
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- 1980 October Surprise theory
- 1980 State of the Union Address
- Algiers Accords
- America can't do a damn thing against us
- Avenue of Flags
- Embassy of the United States, Tehran
- Guests of the Ayatollah
- Iran hostage crisis negotiations
- Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the 1979 hostage crisis
- Nightline
- United Nations Security Council Resolution 457
- United Nations Security Council Resolution 461
- Villa Montfeld