Iran Hostage Crisis ** (1979) Incident Nov. 4, 1979 = armed Iranian students take over U.S. Embassy Held 52 U.S. diplomats hostage. Held hostage for 444.

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Iran Hostage Crisis ** (1979) Incident Nov. 4, 1979 = armed Iranian students take over U.S. Embassy Held 52 U.S. diplomats hostage. Held hostage for 444 days! It isn’t until Ronald Reagan becomes president that the hostages are released.

Failed Rescue Attempt

Based on real events during the 1979 Iran Hostage Crisis The film stars Ben Affleck as Tony Mendez, a CIA operative who leads the rescue of six U.S. diplomats from Tehran, Iran Details of the mission not made public until 1997 ARGO

Background Story: Iranian people were upset with current leader = Shah Pahlavi Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini = Muslim leader. Organized revolution against Iran’s government and Shah Pahlavi Ayatollah = everyone should live by the word of the Qur’an (sacred book of Islam) Issue: Ayatollah wants Shah Pahlavi to be executed…however, Pahlavi is in the U.S. being treated for cancer. This angers Ayatollah Iran Hostage Crisis (1979)