Iran Hostage Crisis In the early morning of November 4‚ 1979 an angry mob of Islamic revolutionaries overran the US Embassy in Tehran‚ “the group called themselves the Muslim Student Followers of the Imam’s Line” (History‚ Unknown). The Iran Hostage Crisis was also known as “Conquest of the American Spy Den” which is the literal translation from Persian to English (Lee). From November 4‚ 1979 to January 20‚ 1981 52 Americans were held hostage for 444 days in various locations around Iran to make
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scandal‚ in which what was known as the Iran Contra Affair‚ had occurred. The situation of the Iran Contra Affair took place during President Ronald Reagan’s second term of administration. In addition‚ the Iran Contra Affair besides the US‚ involved two other countries: Iran and Nicaragua. (Infoplease.com). Over in Iran‚ there were "seven American hostages being held in Lebanon"(Wikipedia.com). Meanwhile‚ there was also a war going on between Iraq and Iran in 1985. How it came to be that the US
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America is only trying to protect Iran. America is willing to offer their military to Iran so that they can get help just incase someone decides to trick them into thinking that they don’t need any help for example the USSR. The decisions shouldn’t matter to the USSR because it doesn’t involve them. They are only concerned about it because they know that nobody will try to steal Iran’s oil. The only reason that America said that they don’t want to Interfere in something unless they need to is because
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In early November 1979‚ a group of radical Iranian students stormed the United States embassy in Tehran‚ Iran. 66 American citizens and diplomats were taken hostage‚ although fourteen hostages were released‚ leaving fifty-two American citizens held hostage for 444 days. Iranian propaganda explained that the hostages were treated like guests‚ but they were actually punished and beaten. Constant American media coverage played its part in the 1980 presidential election‚ negatively affecting President
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QUIZ A The Iranian Nuclear Negotiation is a multi-party negotiation deal between the P5 + 1 and Iran. This negotiation is about the nuclear program Iran has been undergoing‚ hence the enrichment of uranium to percentages capable for the use of nuclear weapons. The most recent negotiation was held in Switzerland‚ on a neutral ground. The P5+1 of the UN consists of the six strongest countries in the world; China‚ Russia‚ United States‚ United Kingdom‚ France and Germany. These six countries have been
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Nuclear Iran? Amyn Jivani 6099660 POL1102 D – Politics and Globalization Professor: Dr Daniel Pierre-Antoine Moderator: Dr Daniel Pierre-Antoine War has commenced since the late 1800’s with over 150 conflicts and 600 battles occurring‚ and still taking place on a global perspective. People who witness war firsthand tend to feel that the most memorable moments are the moments that people wish to remember the least. The dilemma faced in society currently is the idea of Iran having
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negative views about Iran? The United States has a negative opinion of Iran from the hostage crisis in 1979 and September 11th. In 1979‚ 60 diplomats were held hostage at the United States Embassy in Tehran. On September 11th‚ United States was attacked by Al-Qaeda and started a war with the United States. The United States have spent billions of dollars on the war against Iran. What images do average Americans see in the media about Iran? The images Americans see in the press about Iran is the government
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Islamic revolution in Iran‚ Shiis start a revolt in 1979. • 1st military power in the region. Arabs = 75%‚ Kurds = 17%‚ Persian 2%. ⅔ Sunni‚ ⅓ Shii and 3% of minority (christians‚ jews‚...) Economic dependency on oil. Others sectors were developping. Baasist regim since 1968 and the second “coup d’état” (1st in 1963). July 1979‚ Saddam Hussein finally take supreme power after the ‘elimination’ of his cousin Hassan Al Bakr‚ former Iraq president. Context - Iran • • • • 35
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Iran-Contra: Crossing That Line "I think everyone knew we were walking a very thin line."(Owen) Not many Americans know the truth that lies behind the Iran-Contra scandals. Most would be surprised to know about the deception of our leaders. Still today‚ some truth of Iran-Contra lies hidden in the conscience of the people who organized it‚ aided it‚ and went through with it. It started with good intentions‚ but soon was corrupted. Some may argue that we must do what we can to smother the flame
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Syrian Foreign Policy Toward Iran: by Benjamin Zerden Early Syrian Relations with Post-Shah Iran. 1979-1987 1. Hafez viewed Shah’s Iran relationship with Israel and the U.S as a “hold on the Arab World.” 2. After the revolution and as a testament to the support of the new anti-zionist -Iran‚ Syrian became the second county after the USSR to recognize the Iranian revolution. Iraq war on Iran: Syria sided with Iran for two reasons: 1. Iraq was larger and more powerful nieghbour vying
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