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And I called the Embassy switchboard and I got a man's voice that said,"Embassy occupied."

Hostages • S01E02 • 2022
And I called the Embassy switchboard and I got a man's voice that said,
"Embassy occupied."

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And I called the Embassy switchboard
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and I got a man's voice that said, "Embassy occupied."
Duration
8 seconds
Views
31
Timestamp in Movie
00:13:17
Uploaded
Mar 17, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
Genres
documentary, history

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Movie Summary

November 4, 1979, Iranian student activists stormed the U.S. embassy in Tehran, taking over 60 Americans hostage. A 48-hour sit-in to protest imperialism, turned into an international crisis and 24/7 media event that would last 44...
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