Iran marks 1979 takeover of US Embassy, hostage crisis
In this Nov. 6, 1979 file photo, an Iranian child holds a photo showing Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in front of the entrance of the U.S. Embassy on the third day of the occupation of the building by Iranian students. Forty years ago on Nov. 4, 1979, Iranian students overran guards to take over the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, starting a 444-day hostage crisis that transfixed America. (Associated Press)/ TEHRAN, Iran — Reviving decades-old cries of “Death to America,” Iran on Monday marked the 40th anniversary of the 1979 student takeover of the ...
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