1979: Iranians Storm U.S. Embassy




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Summary: It's the start of the Iran Hostage Crisis, a 444-day episode that would convulse American politics and culture: Students loyal to revolutionary Iranian leader Ayatollah Khomeini storm the U.S. embassy in Tehran and take more than 60 hostages.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices