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Hostages

And so we movedour personnel upstairs behind the steel door

Hostages • S01E02 • 2022
And so we moved
our personnel upstairs behind the steel door

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And so we moved our personnel upstairs
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behind the steel door.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:09:42
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...
S01 • E03 Any military action that would cause bloodshed - Hostages 00:12
Any military action that would cause bloodshed
S01 • E01 That is what shakes up the entire edifice - Hostages 00:06
That is what shakes up the entire edifice
S01 • E02 And we contacted our Marines who were just off the campus - Hostages 00:08
And we contacted our Marines who were just off the campus
S01 • E01 We were part of that whole - Hostages 00:06
We were part of that whole
S01 • E04 At that time, the degree of mistrust - Hostages 00:14
At that time, the degree of mistrust
S01 • E03 At first, they started talking about diplomacy. - Hostages 00:06
At first, they started talking about diplomacy.
S01 • E01 I think we tried to imitate them - Hostages 00:05
I think we tried to imitate them
S01 • E03 The list is as long your arm of things - Hostages 00:07
The list is as long your arm of things
S01 • E04 It meant giving in to the will of a superpower. - Hostages 00:06
It meant giving in to the will of a superpower.
S01 • E02 We actually got in the car to start back from the Foreign Ministry - Hostages 00:10
We actually got in the car to start back from the Foreign Mi...
S01 • E03 The Camp David Accords - Hostages 00:13
The Camp David Accords
S01 • E02 First thing, we asked for a phone - Hostages 00:08
First thing, we asked for a phone
S01 • E03 And he established diplomatic relations with China. - Hostages 00:05
And he established diplomatic relations with China.
S01 • E02 I was talking to Ann Swift - Hostages 00:07
I was talking to Ann Swift
S01 • E04 After the rescue attempt - Hostages 00:10
After the rescue attempt
S01 • E03 So Jimmy Carter wanted to try a diplomatic solution - Hostages 00:12
So Jimmy Carter wanted to try a diplomatic solution
S01 • E02 And I said, "Start destroying stuff. Get rid of stuff. - Hostages 00:06
And I said, "Start destroying stuff. Get rid of stuff.
S01 • E02 You don't want any of these sensitive documents - Hostages 00:08
You don't want any of these sensitive documents
S01 • E01 The heads of state are about to arrive in Persepolis, Iran - Hostages 00:09
The heads of state are about to arrive in Persepolis, Iran
S01 • E04 September 22nd, I remember that I was in the bathroom - Hostages 00:16
September 22nd, I remember that I was in the bathroom