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The Iranian government exiled him because he was one
of the few Ayatollahs who had stood against
the Shah his whole life who had stood
for an Islamic government
of the few Ayatollahs who had stood against
the Shah his whole life who had stood
for an Islamic government
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The Iranian government exiled him
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because he was one
of the few Ayatollahs
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who had stood against
the Shah his whole life
00:00:07.347 --> 00:00:08.902
who had stood
for an Islamic government.
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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...