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In January 1979, the U.S.-backed Shah of Iran was overthrown by Ayatollah Khomeini’s Islamic Revolution. The Shah, terminally ill with cancer, was allowed into the U.S. for treatment in October. This enraged Iranian revolutionaries, who feared another U.S.-backed coup (like the 1953 overthrow of Mossadegh). On November 4, 1979, around 500 student militants stormed the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, taking 66 Americans hostage.

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The militants demanded the Shah’s return for trial. Thirteen hostages (women and African Americans) were released within weeks. One (sick with multiple sclerosis) was freed later. But 52 remained. President Jimmy Carter cut diplomatic ties, froze Iranian assets, and launched a failed rescue attempt (Operation Eagle Claw, April 1980) that left eight U.S. servicemen dead. The drama became a daily TV fixture in America: “America Held Hostage.” Diplomacy failed repeatedly. In January 1979, the U