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The war against Iraqfinally did create an incentive for the Iranians to putthe hostage...

Hostages • S01E04 • 2022
The war against Iraq
finally did create an incentive for the Iranians to put
the hostage issue behind them

Full Transcript

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The war against Iraq finally did create an incentive
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for the Iranians to put the hostage issue behind them.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
28
Timestamp in Movie
00:12:46
Uploaded
Mar 17, 2025
Season
1
Episode
4
Genres
documentary, history

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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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For hate is strong
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Good evening. Today, the first substantial sign of hope
S01 • E03 Gloria Lewis went to mass - Hostages 00:20
Gloria Lewis went to mass
S01 • E01 Much of the hostility to social change - Hostages 00:14
Much of the hostility to social change
S01 • E04 The last week before the election - Hostages 00:06
The last week before the election
S01 • E02 I was still at the Iran-America Society - Hostages 00:06
I was still at the Iran-America Society
S01 • E04 "Oh, we're going to have a second term." Everybody's thinking - Hostages 00:08
"Oh, we're going to have a second term." Ever...
S01 • E02 And I called the Embassy switchboard - Hostages 00:08
And I called the Embassy switchboard
S01 • E01 Your Majesty, there has been considerable criticism - Hostages 00:10
Your Majesty, there has been considerable criticism
S01 • E04 The Carter administration believed - Hostages 00:07
The Carter administration believed
S01 • E03 We'll still go ahead and celebrate Christmas just as usual - Hostages 00:08
We'll still go ahead and celebrate Christmas just as us...
S01 • E01 My only answer is that, "Who cares?" - Hostages 00:07
My only answer is that, "Who cares?"
S01 • E02 So I called the ops center at the Department of State. - Hostages 00:05
So I called the ops center at the Department of State.
S01 • E04 The person who is the incumbent - Hostages 00:11
The person who is the incumbent
S01 • E02 When you're in a meeting - Hostages 00:10
When you're in a meeting
S01 • E03 I had no concept how hard it was on my parents - Hostages 00:08
I had no concept how hard it was on my parents
S01 • E01 We couldn't even say, "the Shah." - Hostages 00:11
We couldn't even say, "the Shah."
S01 • E04 A possibility - Hostages 00:13
A possibility
S01 • E02 And they said that the Embassy has been overrun - Hostages 00:10
And they said that the Embassy has been overrun
S01 • E03 Right before Christmas, our captors spent a lot of time - Hostages 00:07
Right before Christmas, our captors spent a lot of time