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protests
, the U.S. embassy in Tehrān had been the scene of frequent demonstrations by Iranians who opposed the American presence in the country, -
medical treatment
U.S. State Department was informed that the deposed Iranian monarch required medical treatment that his aides claimed was available only in the United States -
Iranian students take Hostages in embassy
The storm the American embassy and take hostages for negotiation while their leader was in America for cancer treatment. -
embargo
america convinces its allies to embargo Iran -
US military operation
Plan to rescue hostages that went horribly wrong and resulted in eight deaths without even barely starting the mission -
negotiations
November 12 acting Iranian foreign minister Abolhasan Bani-Sadr indicated that the hostages would be released if the United States ceased interfering in Iranian affairs -
hostages released
they were released after Reagans inauguration