Iran hostage crisis
1979–1981 · Event
444-day standoff after Iranian students seize the US embassy in Tehran; the crisis weighs heavily on Carter's presidency, and the hostages are freed minutes after Reagan's inauguration.
On these timelines: The Iranian Revolution, Persia and Iran, Master, USA, Cold War
More from The Iranian Revolution
- Iranian Revolution (1978)
- Khomeini returns to Iran (1979)
- Shah flees Iran (1979)
- The Iranian monarchy falls (1979)
- Students storm the US embassy in Tehran (1979)
- Black Friday massacre in Tehran (1978)
- Islamic Republic referendum (1979)
- Two million march against the Shah (1978)
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