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Iran revolution begins
The shah of Iran left -
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Iran hostage crisis
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Iran hostage crisis begins
A group of Iranian students took more than 60 hostages from the U.S. Embassy in Tehran -
Iran oil trade stopped
Carter orders a suspension of oil trade in Iran. -
Operation Eagle Claw
Operation Eagle Claw was an attempt to rescue 52 American citizens from Tehran. This Operation ended in failure by the destrution of their aircraft due to a refueling incident. It also left 8 American troops killed. -
Ayatolla Khomeini annouces conditions in which he will release the hostages
He wanted billions of dollars in which would remit all of shah's american forturne. -
Hostages are released
Algiers accords are signed, the hostages are flown from Tehran to Europe, then to New York. The crisis is now over.
