1. Iran 1979
Islamic Revolution

2. Hostage Crisis in Iran - 1979
November 4th
Iranian Militants storm U.S. Embassy in Tehran
Took 63 American hostages
6 escaped & hid at the Canadian Ambassador’s residence

3. U.S. President Jimmy Carter
Safe return of hostages
Protect American interests & prestige
Higher value on lives of hostages than American retaliatory power

4. Hostage Rescue Iran demands: April 25, 1980 July 27, 1980
return of the Shah
no U.S interference in Iranian affairs
April 25, 1980
Secret U.S. Military rescue
Fails – disaster in the desert
July 27, 1980
Shah dies in Egypt
January 20, 1981
Hostages released
Hostage Rescue

5. Argo
Tells the story of how the U.S. CIA rescued 6 American Embassy workers during the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran

6. Movie Trailer