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Hostages

"We still haveonly indirect information about this situation

Hostages • S01E02 • 2022
"We still have
only indirect information about this situation

Full Transcript

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"We still have only indirect information
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about this situation.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:26:37
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 • E02 We do expect the Iranian government - Hostages 00:15
We do expect the Iranian government
S01 • E03 The United States will not yield to blackmail. - Hostages 00:06
The United States will not yield to blackmail.
S01 • E03 If the American hostages are harmed - Hostages 00:10
If the American hostages are harmed
S01 • E04 The hostage-takers are the villains in this. - Hostages 00:06
The hostage-takers are the villains in this.
S01 • E04 They pushed the Khomeini government beyond where it wanted to go - Hostages 00:13
They pushed the Khomeini government beyond where it wanted t...
S01 • E01 When the revolution is engulfing the Shah's regime - Hostages 00:06
When the revolution is engulfing the Shah's regime
S01 • E02 It's just that I've seen at least ten others I could name - Hostages 00:07
It's just that I've seen at least ten others I cou...
S01 • E03 We will never rest - Hostages 00:08
We will never rest
S01 • E01 You need a few more massacres - Hostages 00:07
You need a few more massacres
S01 • E02 If I could repeat my question, if they start killing our people - Hostages 00:15
If I could repeat my question, if they start killing our peo...
S01 • E01 You need to hold free and fair elections - Hostages 00:05
You need to hold free and fair elections
S01 • E04 I don't blame them. I... I blame Khomeini - Hostages 00:12
I don't blame them. I... I blame Khomeini
S01 • E03 Jimmy Carter was snake-bit on the one hand - Hostages 00:10
Jimmy Carter was snake-bit on the one hand
S01 • E01 Pushing the Shah to liberalize was the American policy. - Hostages 00:05
Pushing the Shah to liberalize was the American policy.
S01 • E02 What we are concerned about - Hostages 00:07
What we are concerned about
S01 • E03 Partly, he just was a victim of bad timing - Hostages 00:12
Partly, he just was a victim of bad timing
S01 • E01 In retrospect - Hostages 00:15
In retrospect
S01 • E04 But gradually, that fever of the society came down - Hostages 00:12
But gradually, that fever of the society came down
S01 • E02 I was traveling, and I read - Hostages 00:09
I was traveling, and I read
S01 • E03 For months before the Embassy takeover - Hostages 00:11
For months before the Embassy takeover