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Hostages

I joined the Ayatollah Khomeini when he wentto Neauphle-le-Chateau, France

Hostages • S01E01 • 2022
I joined the Ayatollah Khomeini when he went
to Neauphle-le-Chateau, France

Full Transcript

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I joined the Ayatollah Khomeini
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when he went to Neauphle-le-Chateau, France.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
28
Timestamp in Movie
00:20:08
Uploaded
Mar 17, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
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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And they had the American press right there every minute.
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And what was going on on TV
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I had the lowest-level office in the bureau
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To others, there was some consolation in opening their homes
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There were times when I thought that I might be the last one...
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And it's an honor his family could have lived happily w...
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Jimmy, one time told his mother
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But at one point I was in isolation in a basement
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Do you wanna come?"
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Khomeini was rather dour, and he only smiled once
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Their guard, who was apparently in their room, would fall as...
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He had a network in Paris
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Fifty plus hostages, which included families.
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At one point they stole his transistor radio
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So there was a base there
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You mix that in with nationalism and patriotism