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Hostages

It went on forever so that it was like the symbol ofAmerican imperialism and decadence...

Hostages • S01E01 • 2022
It went on forever so that it was like the symbol of
American imperialism and decadence right in the center of Tehran

Full Transcript

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It went on forever
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so that it was like the symbol of American imperialism and decadence
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right in the center of Tehran.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:06:45
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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Allahu Akbar!
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I've spent most of my career at the Washington Post
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I'm fascinated by watching people seek power
S01 • E03 And we are trying as best we can to protect the honor of our country - Hostages 00:15
And we are trying as best we can to protect the honor of our...
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This man travels the world meeting all of the most important...
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S01 • E01 One of my parents' closest friends was Ardeshir Zahedi - Hostages 00:08
One of my parents' closest friends was Ardeshir Zahedi
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So I set out with one of our security personnel
S01 • E04 From the beginning of 1980 - Hostages 00:07
From the beginning of 1980
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The students are telling the government
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There wasn't an American who didn't see visually
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For most guests at an Iranian Embassy party
S01 • E01 Making friends for himself and for his country - Hostages 00:07
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In the first presidential election
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This couldn't be happening to us."
S01 • E01 - Oh, my angel, you didn't have to! - Instead of a dispatch case - Hostages 00:10
- Oh, my angel, you didn't have to! - Instead of a disp...
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Bani-Sadr was educated in France
S01 • E03 I think it's totally crazy - Hostages 00:06
I think it's totally crazy