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He was quite a remarkable figure with a reputation for honestyand rectitude that was...

Hostages • S01E02 • 2022
He was quite a remarkable figure with a reputation for honesty
and rectitude that was highly unusual in that very politicized environment

Full Transcript

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He was quite a remarkable figure
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with a reputation for honesty and rectitude that was highly unusual
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in that very politicized environment.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
00:31:49
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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At the US Embassy in Panama
S01 • E02 If we use the modern standards of democracy, he wasn't perfect - Hostages 00:17
If we use the modern standards of democracy, he wasn't ...
S01 • E04 The US would return an initial 8 billion - Hostages 00:11
The US would return an initial 8 billion
S01 • E04 But once the hostages were released - Hostages 00:08
But once the hostages were released
S01 • E01 When we arrived with Ayatollah Khomeini in Iran - Hostages 00:07
When we arrived with Ayatollah Khomeini in Iran
S01 • E02 And Mossadegh was legitimately and popularly elected. - Hostages 00:05
And Mossadegh was legitimately and popularly elected.
S01 • E02 Mosaddegh, who had very strong views about the role of the monarchy - Hostages 00:23
Mosaddegh, who had very strong views about the role of the m...
S01 • E04 Today, I'm going to have a lot to smile about - Hostages 00:05
Today, I'm going to have a lot to smile about
S01 • E01 These are representative of the might of the Iranian Armed Forces. - Hostages 00:05
These are representative of the might of the Iranian Armed F...
S01 • E04 Looking at the money that they left on the table - Hostages 00:12
Looking at the money that they left on the table
S01 • E01 You know, you can see it in the eyes of these people - Hostages 00:08
You know, you can see it in the eyes of these people
S01 • E04 There are still a few documents that remain yet to be signed - Hostages 00:10
There are still a few documents that remain yet to be signed
S01 • E03 And I had to tell him, "Please, do not have any concern. - Hostages 00:07
And I had to tell him, "Please, do not have any concern...
S01 • E01 This week, rumors are circulating in Tehran - Hostages 00:12
This week, rumors are circulating in Tehran
S01 • E03 There won't be any sharpshooter - Hostages 00:13
There won't be any sharpshooter
S01 • E02 And, of course, Mosaddegh - Hostages 00:08
And, of course, Mosaddegh
S01 • E02 But that's not why the United States - Hostages 00:06
But that's not why the United States
S01 • E01 The students are wiping their hands - Hostages 00:07
The students are wiping their hands
S01 • E02 Today, the ailing Mossadegh holds all power. - Hostages 00:15
Today, the ailing Mossadegh holds all power.
S01 • E04 On the night before Reagan's inauguration - Hostages 00:11
On the night before Reagan's inauguration