1979 ⟶ Iran Hostage Crisis Begins

Islamist Iranian students take over the American embassy in ...
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🇮🇷 Iran Crisis Begins

Iran crisis of 1946 - Stalin refuses to relinquish Soviet-occupied territory in Iran, beginning the Iran Crisis. Two short-lived pro-Soviet states, the Azerbaijan People's Government and the Republic of Mahabad, are formed.⟶
Iran Crisis Begins (1945)
IranUSSRSoviet UnionCrisisCold WarMiddle EastPoliticsOccupation

💥 C-118 Shot Down Near Turkey-Iran

A C-118 transport, hauling freight from Turkey to Iran, is shot down. The nine crew members are released by the Russians little more than a week later.⟶
C-118 Shot Down Near Turkey-Iran (1958)
Soviet UnionTurkeyIranCold WarAir IncidentInternational RelationsWarUSUSSR

🇮🇷 Iran Hostage Crisis Begins

Islamist Iranian students take over the American embassy in support of the Iranian Revolution. The Iran hostage crisis lasts until January 20, 1981.⟶
Iran Hostage Crisis Begins (1979)
IranUnited StatesHostage CrisisRevolutionAnti-AmericanismIslamismCold WarInternational Relations

🇮🇷 Iranian Revolution and CENTO Dissolution

The Iranian Revolution ousts the pro-Western Shah, Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, and installs a theocracy under Grand Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. The Central Treaty Organization dissolves as a result.⟶
Iranian Revolution and CENTO Dissolution (1979)
IranrevolutionIslamic RepublicKhomeiniCold WarMiddle EastCENTOShah

🇬🇧 Iranian Embassy Siege in London

Iranian Embassy in London is taken over by DRFLA militants starting a 6-day-long hostage situation.⟶
Iranian Embassy Siege in London (1980)
terrorismhostage crisisDRFLAUnited KingdomIraninternational relations1980s

🔥 Iran-Iraq War Begins

Saddam's Iraq started to invade Iran, which ignites the Iran–Iraq War.⟶
Iran-Iraq War Begins (1980)
IranIraqwarPersian GulfSaddam Husseininternational conflictCold WarMiddle Eastgeopolitics