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the iran revolution begins
the shah of iran left -
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Iran hostage crisis
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the 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
president ordered a suspension of the oil trade in iran -
operation Eagle Claw
opperation Eagle Claw was an attempt to rescue 52 American citizens in Tehran, Iran.Opperation Eagle Claw ended with a failure by the distruction of their aircraft due to a refueling incident. this opperation also had a death toll of 8 American troops. -
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 fortune. -
hostages are sent to freedom
Algiers accords are signed, the hostages are released, flown from Tehran to Europe, then to New York. the iran hostage crisis is over.