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Good evening, in Tehran tonight,
the American Embassy is in the hands
of several hundred Iranian students who took control
after a three-hour scrimmage with U.S. Marines
the American Embassy is in the hands
of several hundred Iranian students who took control
after a three-hour scrimmage with U.S. Marines
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Good evening, in Tehran tonight,
the American Embassy is
00:00:02.839 --> 00:00:04.238
in the hands
of several hundred Iranian students
00:00:04.029 --> 00:00:05.741
who took control
after a three-hour scrimmage
00:00:05.793 --> 00:00:06.492
with U.S. Marines.
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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...
