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We couldn't even say, "the Shah." We had to say "Shahanshah" or "Ala Hazrat," "His Majesty." Of course,
it was ears and eyes everywhere
it was ears and eyes everywhere
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We couldn't even say, "the Shah."
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We had to say "Shahanshah"
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or "Ala Hazrat," "His Majesty."
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Of course,
it was ears and eyes everywhere.
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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...