In March 1980, the U.S. hostages inside the American Embassy in Iran had been held for four months.
Iranian students took the Americans hostage because the U.S. allowed the Shah of Iran to get asylum in the U.S. and to take with him much of the wealth of the Iranian nation.
Mike Wallace’s report asked why so many Iranians endorsed their captivity.
The hostage crisis began on November 4, 1979. Iranian students stormed the U.S. Embassy in Tehran. A total of 52 American diplomats and citizens were held. The hostages were released on January 20, 1981.The total duration of captivity was 444 days.
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