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Khomeini, you are the pathwayto freedom! The question that manyhave asked me is "Why the...

Hostages • S01E02 • 2022
Khomeini, you are the pathway
to freedom! The question that many
have asked me is "Why the hell were you there?

Full Transcript

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Khomeini, you are the pathway to freedom!
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The question that many have asked me is
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"Why the hell were you there?
Duration
11 seconds
Views
29
Timestamp in Movie
00:14:47
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 They took us into a room, there were cameras - Hostages 00:07
They took us into a room, there were cameras
S01 • E02 Why were we still there?" - Hostages 00:23
Why were we still there?"
S01 • E03 God, the father of mercy - Hostages 00:12
God, the father of mercy
S01 • E01 He start asking everybody, "Give me your names." - Hostages 00:10
He start asking everybody, "Give me your names."
S01 • E03 Through the ministry of the Church - Hostages 00:08
Through the ministry of the Church
S01 • E04 "No, we're not going to get it done by election day." - Hostages 00:22
"No, we're not going to get it done by election da...
S01 • E01 They were hanging me with my hands being handcuffed - Hostages 00:08
They were hanging me with my hands being handcuffed
S01 • E03 In the name of the father, and of the son - Hostages 00:06
In the name of the father, and of the son
S01 • E01 Through an interpreter, a young photographer describes - Hostages 00:17
Through an interpreter, a young photographer describes
S01 • E02 Now, in retrospect - Hostages 00:08
Now, in retrospect
S01 • E03 I stuffed a few things in my pocket - Hostages 00:07
I stuffed a few things in my pocket
S01 • E03 But my concern was that if I'm going to be seen - Hostages 00:11
But my concern was that if I'm going to be seen
S01 • E02 But history was being made around me every day. - Hostages 00:06
But history was being made around me every day.
S01 • E02 For the first time in the history of mankind - Hostages 00:06
For the first time in the history of mankind
S01 • E01 I learned in a hard way - Hostages 00:06
I learned in a hard way
S01 • E04 I wish that - Hostages 00:07
I wish that
S01 • E03 "A Christmas wish, especially for you - Hostages 00:16
"A Christmas wish, especially for you
S01 • E01 Ardeshir Zahedi, Iran's Ambassador to the United States. - Hostages 00:06
Ardeshir Zahedi, Iran's Ambassador to the United States...
S01 • E04 But whether our hostages come home before - Hostages 00:31
But whether our hostages come home before
S01 • E01 I tried to compartmentalize what was going on in Iran - Hostages 00:07
I tried to compartmentalize what was going on in Iran