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hostage for 444 days from November 4, 1979 to January 20, 1981, after a group of Islamic students and militants took over the Embassy of the United States in support of the Iranian Revolution. Sixty-six Americans were taken captive when Iranian militants seized the U.S. Embassy in Tehran on November 4, 1979, including three who were at the Iranian Foreign Ministry. Six more Americans escaped and of the 66 who were taken hostage, 13 were released on November 19 and 20, 1979; one was released on July 11

relationships that might have led to conflict or war between them. In Argo, Antonio Mendez proves international relations can either create or resolve worldwide conflict. Argo by Antonio Mendez is about a crisis that occurs with Iran and the United States embassy in November 4,1979 with six diplomats who ran away as “Iranian students” or just

Perhaps the number one event, that will cost Jimmy Carter his reelection for president was the Iranian Hostage Crisis that went on for approximately 444 days and held 52 American diplomat citizens hostage in Iran. Several Iranian students, stormed the American embassy on November 4, 1979. This had all occurred because the former, exiled, Shah of Iran had been permitted entry into the United States to receive medical treatment for cancer. In the 1950’s the Shah of Iran was appointed by the United

discussed in this section. 2 1 Position in Europe and in the western global context Diplomatic asylum stems from legal development in Europe during the 1400s and 1500s as a product of temporary embassies being transformed into permanent ones. Since it became unlawful for local authorities to enter the embassy, it became a occasional shelter for fugitives seeking refuge. Political conflict was prevalent with its application according to

compromised the mission. His actions undermined the American Delegation by putting his personal interest above his responsibilities. He was not able to recognize that his actions led to the American Delegation to failure and the long term consequences from it. Boning also failed to apply the SOF imperative of “Recognize Political Implications”; his actions had international consequences that hurt American interest in Asia. This led to the loss of American credibility with the Asian delegations

1998, two U.S. embassies were attacked almost simultaneously. One was in Nairobi, Kenya and the other in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The attack in Kenya involved both a truck bomb and at least two suicide bombers. The truck was at the back entrance of the embassy when the bomb went off, and the damage was critical. This attack had more casualties than the bombing in Tanzania because the truck that contained the bomb was able to get into the inner embassy compound. Also, the Nairobi embassy was close to

In 1979, the United States of America was presented with a situation unlike any before: they received word that their embassy in Tehran, Iran, had been overtaken and all members of the embassy save six were being held hostage by Iranian revolutionaries. The road leading to this climactic period in American and Iranian history led back to almost thirty years of growing anti-American resentment. The Shah and the Supreme Ayatollah of Iran were at odds, creating a power struggle unlike any seen in modern

gathered around the United States embassy, yelling anti-American slogans. At about 10 that morning approximately three thousand people started to climb over the 10-foot wall that surrounded the embassy, forcing their way into the chancery building. The guards were ordered not to fire at the crowd in case it should start a war, but use tear gas. The tear gas was unsuccessful however and the protesters captured the marine guards, military officials and the embassy workers, totaling 66 men and women

On September 11, 2012, there was an attack on the United States Embassy in Benghazi by Libyan rebels in which four American were killed. This includes United States Ambassador Chris Stevens, United States Diplomat Sean Smith, and two ex-military members Tyrone Woods and Glen Doherty, who were both Navy SEALs and had served in Iraq and Afghanistan. To prevent future attacks on American Embassies and to prevent lives lost in those attacks, the United States government needs to create a way to transport

outraged the country of Iran. On November 4 1979 Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini sanctioned for Iranian students to seize the U.S. embassy in Tehran. With his approval the crowd gathered and marched to the embassy to seize it. A mob of angry militants gathered on the streets shouting anti-American slogans. At 10:30 am 3,000 people jumped the ten-foot wall that separated the embassy from the streets. The mob surrounded the grounds they forced their way into the