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  , the U.S. embassy in Tehrān had been the scene of frequent demonstrations by Iranians who opposed the American presence in the country,
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  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
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  The storm the American embassy and take hostages for negotiation while their leader was in America for cancer treatment.
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  america convinces its allies to embargo Iran
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  Plan to rescue hostages that went horribly wrong and resulted in eight deaths without even barely starting the mission
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  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
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  they were released after Reagans inauguration
