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6 unusual facts about Iran hostage crisis


198th Airlift Squadron

The hostage situation in Iran at the time overshadowed this incident in the news media.

Foshay Tower

In January 1981, the building was wrapped in a huge yellow ribbon during the final days of the Iran hostage crisis.

James E. Service

From June 1980 to June 1981, Service was the commander of Carrier Group 8, which operated in the Indian Ocean and participated in the January 1981 release of the American hostages that had been held in Tehran, Iran, since November 1979.

John Hackleman

In 1979, Hackleman enlisted in the Army in response to the Iran hostage crisis.

Ohio State Route 444

SR 444 is designated "Freedom Memorial Highway", in honor of the 52 U.S. hostages held for 444 days during the 1979-1981 Iran hostage crisis and of the eight service members who died during a 1980 rescue attempt.

Taleghani Ave

The Iran hostage crisis created a diplomatic crisis between Iran and the United States.


Avenue of Flags

Avenue of Flags is a park in the city of Hermitage in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, United States, erected during the Iran hostage crisis of 1979 - 1981 to honor the American diplomats held hostage in Tehran, Iran.

Barry Serafin

From there he began a decade of service with the CBS Washington D.C. bureau, winning an Emmy award for his contribution to their May 1, 1974 documentary, "Watergate: The White House Transcripts." He joined ABC News in 1979, first as a foreign correspondent sub-anchoring segments from Tehran during the Iran hostage crisis, and becoming a national correspondent for the network in 1981.

Benjamin Civiletti

Notably, he argued before the International Court of Justice on behalf of Americans being held captive in Iran during the Iran hostage crisis, in the Case Concerning United States Diplomatic and Consular Staff in Tehran.

Delta Force

On 4 November 1979, shortly after Delta had been created, 53 Americans were taken captive and held in the U.S. embassy in Tehran, Iran.

Elizabeth Parr-Johnston

Among her many accomplishments at the Ministry, Parr-Johnston was involved in the secret extraction of six American Embassy workers who escaped to the safety of the Canadian Embassy in Tehran during the Iran hostage crisis.

International Emergency Economic Powers Act

In 1983, financier Marc Rich was accused of violating the act by trading in Iranian oil during the Iran hostage crisis.


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