On November 4, 1979, Islamist student militants stormed and seized the US Embassy in Tehran, taking 66 Americans hostage. 52 of them were held captive for 444 days. The conflict between the US and the Islamic Republic of Iran did not begin in 2026. It started in 1979.
On November 4, 1979, Islamist student militants stormed and seized the US Embassy in Tehran, taking 66 Americans hostage. 52 of them were held captive for 444 days. The conflict between the US and the Islamic Republic of Iran did not begin in 2026. It started in 1979.
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