Draft:Outline of the Iran hostage crisis

The United States Embassy in Tehran.

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Iran hostage crisis:

Fifty-three United States diplomats and citizens were held hostage in Iran from November 4, 1979 to their release on January 20, 1981. They were taken as hostages by a group of armed Iranian college students who supported the Iranian Revolution, including Hossein Dehghan (future Iranian Minister of Defense), Mohammad Ali Jafari (future Revolutionary Guards Commander-In-Chief) and Mohammad Bagheri (future Chief of the General Staff of the Iranian Army). The students took over the U.S. Embassy in Tehran. The crisis is considered a pivotal episode in the history of Iran–United States relations.

Below is a structured list of topics related to the Iran hostage crisis:

Background

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Those responsible

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Progression of events

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Timeline of the Iranian hostage crisis

Organizations involved in the Iran hostage crisis

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Persons involved in the Iran hostage crisis

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References

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