Published: Wed, 4 Nov 2009
Description: (NECN/ABC) - It was 30 years ago today that Islamic militants stormed the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, setting off what became known as "The Hostage Crisis," that dominated our politics for more than a year. The event also marked Iran as a ro...
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" It's an anniversary of solemn significant 66 Americans captured. The takeover of the US embassy in Tehran for a -- revolutionaries in 1979. This was a triumph over the US superpower. Bruised leg and was the embassy's charge -- held hostage for all 444. Days of the crisis. A man on the floor chair in the room we were poems -- the pursuit of the revolution. Today the US embassy building is a museum of all things anti American. Old technical equipment and shredded documents or show his evidence this was the so called den of spies. This is the actual wall the hostage takers climbed over before taking over the embassy. They were demanding the US hand over the shock when they sound as cool dictator and a puppet of the west. Dissatisfaction over the handling of the hostage crisis and a botched rescue attempt contributed to the defeat of president Jimmy Carter in 1980. Ever since the Iranian government commemorates the embassy takeover with a rally. But this year the scene is more complicated. Regime is chanting death to America one would hope that he negotiates with the west over its nuclear issue. And protesters are still risking their lives to challenge President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad jobs reelection as shown himself that you posted to the Internet."
" Two or less the clerical leadership. Realized that their power is. Undermined. My reform."
" On the streets thirty years after the embassy takeover Iran is still a complicated picture. The internal turmoil summer calling a new revolution. Paris attractive ABC news to Iran."