Ruhollah Khomeini4 November 1979
The seizure of the US Embassy breaks the revolutionary government's relationship with Washington
Iran · Revolution / Revolution of Iran. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
The seizure of the US Embassy breaks the revolutionary government's relationship with Washington
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