Ruhollah Khomeini4 November 1979
Students following the Imam's Line seize the US Embassy and take American personnel hostage
Iran · Religion / Islam. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Students following the Imam's Line seize the US Embassy and take American personnel hostage
The US hostages are released after the payment of substantial US owned Iranian assets
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